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October 3, 2015

Don’t Leave God Out When You’re Stressed Out

Melanie Connell Emotional Health EMDR, emotional healing, emotions, God, Nervous System, PTSD, stress, trauma, triggers 0

Many times, God speaks to us in themes. I’ve heard it said that this is called a “sacred echo”. The sacred echo I have been aware of this past several months is the fact that so many of us don’t know how to invite God into our pain or stress. We struggle along all week […]

April 21, 2015

A Strong Identity, Part 1

Melanie Connell Uncategorized maturity, personal identity, relationships, renewing the mind, triggers, truth, vulnerability, who I am in Christ 0

A STRONG IDENTITY, PART 1 As I interact with people as well as observe how others interact, it seems very clear to me how important a strong personal identity is. Let’s define “identity” first so I have a framework to illustrate what I mean. Dictionary.com had several definitions. I am going to combine three of […]