Where Is God When I Hurt?

Where Is God When I Hurt?

“Why are you crying? Don’t cry. Shake it off. You’ll feel better tomorrow. Smile. Shouldn’t you be over it by now?” These are a few of the messages I heard surrounding my tears growing up. I heard them on the softball field, in the classroom, from family, from...

God of the Anxious

God of the Anxious

When I was 18 years old, I was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. I could not make a phone call without sweating. I could not sign my name with someone watching. I could not speak to strangers without turning red. I could not go to school without a knot in my...

Summer Sabbatical

Summer Sabbatical

Summer is here. The world is screaming it. The trees have leaves, the grass is green, the sun is shining, and my son’s school is ending. The question comes up quite frequently: What are you going to do to keep busy this summer? Almost daily we receive fliers from...

Am I Called? Seeking Answers in Life Change

"Trust God with the details, you were called!" "God has called you, it's all going to be great!" "I'm so excited to see what God's going to do as you follow God's call." I heard lines like this over and over again as we prepared to leave our home in Colorado to be...

Giving Up the Normal Life

Jennifer Garner is my new hero. On the Ellen show, she faced rumors concerning her "baby bump" with confidence, poise, and style. Smiling triumphantly, she said, I do [have a bump]... I am not pregnant. I have had three kids and there is a bump. From now on ladies I...

Leah Everson
Leah D Everson (MDiv, Denver Seminary) is a Minnesota girl, a book addict, and a messy mama. She divides her time between encouraging new mothers in their walk with God and taking care of her own busy boys. Loved by Jesus, Leah is learning to rest in Him. Leah was the founding director/teacher of The Scum Study Center at Scum of the Earth Church in Denver, CO for five years. Leah blogs regularly at www.leaheverson.com and can be found on Twitter @leahdeverson.

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