Category Archives: Valued

It Can’t Rain all the time

Posted on September 24, 2018 by journeywithmercy

Sorrow is a part of life. Death, divorce, strife, rejection, shame, and abuse are prevalent during these last days. It’s always sad when someone dies, particularly someone viewed as a hero in one’s eyes. I had just watched a Christian … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Agape Love, Alone, Aloneness, Art, At risk youths, Beautful, Beauty, Believe, Brandon Lee, Broken Hearted, Changing Lives, Childlikeness, Children, Christina Fougnie, Civil Rights, Clancy, Comfort, Compassion, Death, Divine, Domestic disputes, Drama, Dreams, Embrace, Emotional Expression, Epic, Ethreal, Faith, Faithfulness, Friendship, Gentleness, God, God's Grace, God's Love, God's Presence, God's Promises, Goodness, Grace, Graciousness, grief, Healing, Heart, Hero, Heroism, Homeless, Hope, Humility, Hurting, Injustice, Inspiration, Inspirational, Intimacy, Jane Siberry, Jefferson Moore, Jesus Christ, Joy, Kindness, Life, Life Change, Loneliness, Love, Love of Jesus, Making a difference, Matters of the Heart, Meaningful, Mission, Music, needy, Outcasts, Overcoming, Pain, Priorities, Promises, Purpose, Relationships, Rescue, Revelation 21:4, Sacred, Sadness, Saving Lives, Second chances, Serve, Service, Serving, Society, Solace, Sorrow, Soul, Struggling, Tears, Tenderness, Trusting God, Truth, Unconditional Love, Valor, Valuable, Valued, Values, Veterans, What matters most, Wisdom, Worth, Worthwhile | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Childlikeness is to be cherished

Posted on August 28, 2018 by journeywithmercy

Children are naturally outgoing. They enjoy laughing and their hearts are merry as they reach out for connection. That’s how God wired them. Having someone value you and treat you like you matter and that you have worth is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Accuse, affection, affirmation, Alone, Aloneness, American Culture, Anti-Bullying, Approval, Arrested Emotional Development, At risk youths, Beautful, Beauty, Behavioral Health, Being fit enough, Being Liked, Believe, Belonging, Broken Hearted, Bullying, Calling, Celebrating, Celebration, Challenge, Change the World, Changing Lives, Cheer, Childlikeness, Children, Comfort, Common Purpose, Compassion, Conformity, Cooperation, Demoralization, Demoralized, Desires, Destiny, Devalued, Direction, Disapproval, Discord, Discredited, Disdain, Division, Dreams, Embrace, Emotional Expression, Encouragement, Enrichment, Exclusion, Extra Mile, Faithfulness, Fear, Friendliness, Friendship, Fulfillment, Goals, God, God's Commandments, God's Glory, God's Goodness, God's Grace, God's Kingdom, Goodness, Grace, Graciousness, Groups, Happiness, Harmony, Healing, Health, Heart, Helping Hands, Identity, Importance, Important Endeavors, In Agreement, Included, Inclusion, Inspiration, Inspirational, Intimacy, Jesus Christ, Joy, Judging, Kindness, Life, Loneliness, Love, Love of Jesus, Loveliness, Lovely, Making a difference, Making an Impact, Matters of the Heart, Meaning, Meaningful, Meaningful Life, Meaningful Purpose, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mercy, Ministry of Reconciliation, Mission, Obedience, Open Doors, Outcast, Overcoming, Passion, Passionate, Pay it Forward, Peace, Peacemaking, Penalization, Priorities, Purpose, Qualified, Reconciliation, Rejection, Relationships, Respect, Saving Lives, security, Serve, Service, Serving, Shame, Shun, Social Norms, social skills, Society, Strife, Support, sweetness, sympathy, Teaming up, Tears, Tenderness, Therapuetic, Togetherness, Troubled, Trust, Trusting God, Understanding, Unity, Unspoken Rules, Valuable, Value, Valued, Values, Vocation, Welcome, Well-Being, Wellness, What matters most, Wisdom, Worth, Worthwhile, Worthwhile Endeavors, Write off | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shame off You by Denise Pass a Must Read!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by journeywithmercy

I met Denise Pass at a women’s gathering through NorthStar Women’s Network studying a Christian book with several women sitting at each table. I did not actually meet her face to face at the gathering, but I remember her standing … Continue reading →

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The Poor need encouragement not a lecture

Posted on February 27, 2018 by journeywithmercy

I am just so infuriated and disappointed at the lack of compassion and grace the evangelicals who claim to follow Christ have by blaming the poor for their situation. Based on my research and with hearing other Christians speak, they … Continue reading →

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Common Attitudes

Posted on November 27, 2016 by journeywithmercy

The outcome of the election shows how people are not as accepting as I hoped. It is a common attitude to get people to conform our else be excluded. Sadly, too many American Christians are acting just like the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Accuse, Achievement mentality, Advocacy, Agape Love, Aloneness, American Christianity, American Culture, Anti-Bullying, Approval, Behavioral Health, Being fit enough, Being Liked, Belonging, Bi-polar Disorder, Broken Hearted, Bullying, Change the World, Childlikeness, Civil Rights, cliques, Compassion, Condemnation, Conflict, Conformity, Cooperatrion, Degraded, Demoralization, Demoralized, Deny, Depression, Desires, Destiny, Determination, Devalued, Difficulty, Disapproval, Discord, Discredited, Disdain, Division, Double Standards, Dreams, Embrace, empathy, Encouragement, Exclusion, Fear, Fundamentalism, Gentleness, Good enough, Homeless, Hurt, Identity, Included, Inclusion, Injustice, Intolerance, Judging, Love, Low Income, Making a difference, Making an Impact, Matters of the Heart, Measuring up, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mercy, Ministry of Reconciliation, Mission, Need, needy, Outcast, Outcasts, Overcoming, Passion, Passionate, Peace, Peacemaking, Penalization, Performance Mentality, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Priorities, Reconciliation, Rejection, Relationships, Respect, Self- Rigteousness, Shame, Social Faux Passes, Social Norms, social skills, Society, Special needs kids, Support, sweetness, sympathy, Tenderness, Trust, Uncategorized, Unconditional Love, Understanding, Unity, Valued, Values, Well-Being, Wellness, Worth | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Giving the mentally ill access to healing and a future

Posted on July 9, 2015 by journeywithmercy

I have been trying to find a psychiatrist to help my husband overcome his broken heart for so many years now, but to no avail. The latest one we tried, which I was really counting being the one who could finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Behavioral Health, Broken Hearted, Calling, Compassion, Destiny, Division, Exclusion, Have Nots, Health Care, HealthCare Marketplace, Hurting, Love, Meaning, Meaningful Life, Mental Health, Middle Class, Passion, Purpose, Support, Troubled, Valued, Worthwhile | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment