CHRISTIE MICHAUD BLOG

A friend and I get together from time to time and share our own personal 'sandwich season' realities, always coming back to the conclusion of this season is so hard. However, this time a question was posed: Why. What is this season all about? I pondered for a moment and the words 'surrender' followed by 'control', and then four realities surfaced. I cannot control my children. I cannot control my parents. I cannot control my spouse. I cannot even fully control myself. I defin

There is a direct correlation between anxiety or depression and either not knowing or losing sight of one’s purpose.

You don’t hear much about suffering. It’s painful, not pretty, and to be avoided at all costs. And when you’re past it, you don’t want to be reminded of it for fear it will return. Somewhere along the way, we've developed a misconception that the Christian life is all roses and butterflies (devoid of suffering), and if this is not your experience, then you must be doing something wrong, or maybe, you’re not even a part of the family. Thankfully, we have Job, Paul, and Stephen

There was only delayed hope. I knew and trusted this verse, but deeper reflection revealed I was still clinging to my good being what’s good.

If you're still breathing, then you've made it through hard things. Take a moment and remember what you've made it through. Maybe this hard thing seems bigger than any you've gone through before. No matter what, you have made it through hard things, therefore, you can do hard things.