CHRISTIE MICHAUD BLOG

Uncertainties pose opportunities for stress, and often our “what if’s” dictate our peace. Right now, here are mine: 1. I start hormone blocker medication for cancer prevention this week. What if I experience the many negative side effects I’ve heard about? What if it thrusts me back into depression? What if I gain weight? What if it makes me crazy? What if I cannot take it, then what? 2. My license exam retake date is rapidly approaching. What if I get stuck in traffic and g

We've all had times when we would get pumped up about something, feel so strong, and are ready to take on the world. And for a while we're in the zone, making a difference. But then, a wall suddenly creeps in, sometimes slowly, sometimes abruptly. No matter what, there is a guarantee that a wall will come. Then what do you? Five days after surgery, that wall slowly approached. It was like a gas light showing up on a dashboard signaling "almost empty" and I swear there must

This is my rainbow. On August 6th, I walked out into the Waffle House parking lot and my middle son pointed out a rainbow that a friend would later describe as “angel’s wings”. Hours earlier, a neighbor texted a beautiful prism during sunrise, and by evening time, social media displayed an assortment of rainbows from morning to night. Rainbows. Not only God’s beautiful creation but God’s beautiful promise. ( Genesis 6:9-9:17 ) Genesis 9:13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and