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The Comfort of the Counterfeit
God may send you someone whose path to you is not easy. There will be resistance. Misunderstanding. Moments where pride must bend and patience must grow. What is meant for you often requires refinement, humility, perseverance. Because what comes from Him is meant to shape you, not simply satisfy you. It will ask you to communicate when silence feels safer. To forgive when ego wants to win. To stay steady when emotion wants to run. Growth rarely feels effortless. But if you
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2 days ago1 min read


What it means to be truly lost
Eventually, the darkness we avoid confronting becomes the darkness we live within.
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2 days ago2 min read


Echoes of You: A Letter to My Daddy
Daddy, It’s been 6 months without you, daddy. It's surreal to think it's been half a year since you left us. These six months have been a...

Melody
May 3, 20244 min read


Breaking the Silence: Understanding the Harmful Dynamics of the Silent Treatment
You know those people who have wronged you in some way and don’t speak to you anymore? Or maybe it's you, you feel wronged by someone and...

Melody
May 2, 202412 min read


Heaven, protect me from my good friends….
We have to be careful who we allow to advise us. We all know this. Frankly, we all need to stop taking bad advice from good friends....

Melody
May 1, 20247 min read


Blessed are the peacemakers, not the peacekeepers...
Today a friend told me that I have frequently pointed out distinctions that somehow he had missed his whole life. I laughed and then...

Melody
Apr 29, 20246 min read


Friendship Lost, Compassion Gained
Recently, I have been struggling with what to share about a friendship of mine that was lost and the testimony that can be brought...

Melody
Apr 24, 202422 min read


Musical Musings: The Power of Song Lyrics
Music holds power - it validates emotions, shapes perspectives, and even influences behavior.

Melody
Apr 15, 20247 min read


Harmonizing Faith: Tunes and Truths
Music has been an emotional outlet for. But I've realized its influence - not all tunes nurture my spirit.

Melody
Apr 14, 20246 min read


The Only Way Out is Through, Part III: Navigating the Path of Spiritual Discernment and Personal Growth
Yes, there is a part 3… what happened last night got something stirring in me and this time I did not push it off until later. Going back...

Melody
Apr 12, 202412 min read


The Only Way Out is Through, Part II: Writing, Self-Discovery, and Spiritual Discernment
I’m glad I wrote last night. I needed to, especially following a day when on more than one occasion I had convinced myself I had no skill...

Melody
Apr 12, 20246 min read


The Only Way Out is Through, Part I
Tonight I cried. A good solid cry - it didn’t last long, only a few minutes at the most, but all day little things made me tear up. There...

Melody
Apr 11, 20249 min read
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