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The 2020 Pandemic Exposed My Weaknesses, Defenses, Strengths, and Potential

Not unlike most of the world, 2020 threw me into a tailspin and exposed a shadow side I was unaware of. My last post was a tribute to turning 50, where the future was my to possess. Little did I know four weeks later, everyone's world would be turned upside down. And I would see just how emotionally unhealthy I really was.
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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self

You'll spend a lot of your life feeling like you don't fit in. Most of the time, you'll believe it's because you're not enough, and then you'll swing to you're just too much. Somewhere along the way, you'll lose yourself, but you'll discover her again. You will actually fall in love with her, and fitting in won't seem to be that big of a deal. But it will suck that the revelation comes so much later in life.

Beaten Not Defeated

Please welcome our friend Karla from Hope in His Presence.  We are so blessed, because Karla brings something to the table that not many can muster up on a daily basis...joy.  Her heart for the Lord is deeply infectious, while her words are…

I Am Enough

We were just thrilled to hear Nicole Neitzel over at Loving Relentlessly was willing to share her experience with Stronghold! Nicole's honest, authentic writings are like a cool drink of water that soothe the parched lips of those whispering…