The holiday season has a way of magnifying everything we feel. Joy feels brighter. Lights seem warmer. But pain? Pain feels heavier. This time of year can stir emotions we didn’t expect and memories we weren’t prepared to revisit. Whether it’s the loss of a job, a friendship, a home, your sense of stability, a dream, a loved one, or even a beloved pet; every one of us experiences loss in one way or another. And every loss, big or small, leaves a mark.   But the reality that m

When Jesus met Bartimaeus, a blind man, on the roadside, He asked a question that almost seems unnecessary:  “What do you want Me to do for you?”  (Mark 10:51 NKJV). The answer appeared obvious, Bartimaeus wanted to see. Yet Jesus’ question reveals something essential about healing: genuine healing starts when we take the first step and choose to name  what’s happening inside us. In the same way, emotional healing begins when we find language for what we feel. Because it is i

When life breaks your heart, it doesn’t just leave a scar; it changes the entirety of your vision.  Emotional pain has a way of tinting our view of everything around us. It alters how we interpret people’s words, how we make decisions, and even how we perceive God. The truth is, when our emotions go unhealed, our perspective becomes clouded. We start reacting out of wounds from our past instead of responding from healing in our present.   You can’t see clearly through shatter