Embracing Your Divine Calling: Overcoming Doubt and Fear to Walk in Purpose
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Embracing Your Divine Calling: Overcoming Doubt and Fear to Walk in Purpose

ByHeather Riggleman

A calling stirs within us, a divine invitation from the Creator to embrace our unique purpose. Life’s chaos may drown out this whisper, filling us with doubt and the weight of expectations. Embracing our calling requires courage and faith, confronting fears, and acting despite uncertainty. Trusting in God’s plan, we must lean into this journey, supported by community, to find true fulfillment. Heather urges us to hold onto our divine spark for a life of joy and purpose.

Rising Strong: How Life’s Refining Fires Shape and Transform Us
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Rising Strong: How Life’s Refining Fires Shape and Transform Us

ByHeather Riggleman

In an allegorical tale, an ancient silversmith reflects the refining power of love and perseverance. Transforming raw silver in the hottest flames, he teaches a woman that beauty and purity arise from fiery trials. The narrative parallels our own life’s refining challenges, urging us to trust in our Creator as the divine silversmith, embracing hardships to ultimately emerge, purified and radiant, through divine love and grace.

Finding Solace in God’s Healing Presence: A Journey of Hope and Faith
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Finding Solace in God’s Healing Presence: A Journey of Hope and Faith

ByHeather Riggleman

In the midst of struggle, seek out the beauty that surrounds you. It’s often in the darkest of moments that we discover the true strength of our spirit and the depth of our resilience.

Your journey is not defined by your current circumstances. Hold onto your dreams with unwavering faith, knowing that they are worth fighting for. Miracles happen when we least expect them, and hope is the fertile soil in which they bloom.

Yes, there will be moments when despair threatens to engulf you. It’s okay to feel downcast, to acknowledge the pain that weighs heavy on your heart. But remember, your pain has a purpose. It’s shaping you into the person you are meant to be, molding you into a vessel of hope and resilience.

Believe that things will get better, even when the storm rages on. Keep praying, keep believing, and keep trusting in the goodness of God. He hears your prayers, and He will answer you in His perfect timing.

From Surviving To Living:

From Surviving To Living:

ByHeather Riggleman

Here’s the greatest truth I can give you right now about loss, building, and beginning again: Sometimes a wall is a door.

We run headlong into a wall that is unforeseen and unforgiving. It hurts like hell. But if we will actually let ourselves hurt, feel it, experience the pain, experience the incapacitation, the injury, lay on the ground for a while, live in the loss instead of trying to spring into frantic action, and prove we’re fine . . .we just might find that the wall was actually a door after all.

The Magic of Dusk: Finding Inspiration in a Thousand Painted Skies
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The Magic of Dusk: Finding Inspiration in a Thousand Painted Skies

ByHeather Riggleman

The author cherishes the sacred space of their deck for soulful conversations amidst nature’s backdrop. They compare the ever-changing skies to our multifaceted identities, encouraging us to embrace the plurality of our lives and experiences. By sharing our diverse selves, they believe we can enrich our community and personal growth, finding connection and freedom in the exchange of ideas and past experiences on the back porch.

My Husband’s Sobriety, God is Making All Things New

My Husband’s Sobriety, God is Making All Things New

ByHeather Riggleman

As my eyes fixed upon the shattered glass at my feet, frozen in the aftermath, I couldn’t fathom how the very glass I had unloaded gracefully from the dishwasher had chosen this dramatic path and sent my heart thundering. In the realm of this recovery journey, it’s akin to a delicate dance, a constant expectation,…

Navigating Sobriety with Transparency: Supporting my Husband and Embracing Healing

Navigating Sobriety with Transparency: Supporting my Husband and Embracing Healing

ByHeather Riggleman

This season has proven more challenging than I could have imagined. To be completely honest, the last month went beyond physical exhaustion; my soul was weary, and the sense of falling short and shame weighed heavily on me. Years of seclusion, keeping a carefully crafted happy family image of life unraveled abruptly when my husband’s…

God Meets You In The Middle

God Meets You In The Middle

ByHeather Riggleman

In the solitude of early mornings, a woman grapples with the irony of her and her husband’s sudden health crises. As they confront the “messy middle” of life, she finds solace in her faith. The bible’s assurances provide comfort, promising rejuvenation amidst her reflections on life’s unpredictable trials and the relentless passage of time. She realizes the importance of each moment and the presence of God even in hardship, encouraging her to breathe and find hope in continuing her story.