Today we were challenged to re-post from our blog’s archives. I originally wrote this post for a friend’s blog (I encourage you to check out Melody’s blog by clicking here), but I later posted it on mine as well.At least once a month I meet a Christian who struggles with depression and feels guilty about it, because they are a Christian. So, what does the…
I don’t know about you, but there have been times when I’ve wrestled with the verse about God giving you the desires of my heart. The desire of my heart was for my husband to be healed from bipolar disorder, but God chose not to heal him, but instead allowed him to take his own life. I thought I was delighting in the Lord at…
What’s something that bothers you or weighs you down? Let it go. Talk out the letting go process and how you’re going to better yourself for it. OK, so I’m not OCD, but I do wrestle with control issues. You see, I like to think that I am in control in my life. Unfortunately, sometimes unexpected events happen that rock my world and remind me…
OK, for this post the instructions said to list 10-15 lines beginning with “I think I can…” I started out doing that but decided instead to share how an “I think I can…” turned into “I know I can…” When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of writing a book. People would ask me what I would write I about, but I didn’t…
Day 15: This one’s for you, baby Dedicate a song. This Saturday, November 17, is International Survivors of Suicide Day. In honor of all of those who have lost someone to suicide, I chose the song, “How to Save a Life” by The Fray. Way too many of us know first hand the pain of wanting to rescue someone from their pain, but without success….
If you were in an elevator with someone and they asked you about your blog, what would you tell them? 30 second version:Mental illness is a topic that is often neglected in the church. People don’t understand it so they don’t talk about it. My blog is called The Nat Cave because I want to bring this subject out of the darkness and into the…