Hey there, beloved! How’s your quarantine going? I wanted to chat about loneliness today. I’m an introvert, yet—yes—quarantine still gets me in a funk sometimes. I don’t go as stir crazy, perhaps, as an extrovert, but no one wants to be 100% alone! (P.S. I’m not ignoring you extroverts! I’ll be focusing on you next …
the hard things: depression & food sensitivities
Being vulnerable is so hard but important, and OBO is all about facing the real life problems with real life truth and hope. That’s why I’m sharing about my own journey through depression and food sensitivities. These topics are hard and not fun, but important. I’m sure there are others of you that have dealt …
overcoming panic attacks
I didn’t understand it. Almost every day now, at some point I had this feeling of not being able to breathe. It was like there was a very chubby gopher sitting on my chest. At one point, these feelings grew worse and worse until one day, in the middle of a service, I thought the …
what you really should know about broken hearts
First off, a broken heart doesn’t just happen because of a breakup with a guy. Maybe you’re suffering from a broken heart onset by the rejection of your best friend. Maybe your neighbor’s broken heart is from her distant father and cold childhood. And maybe their neighbor is suffering from a broken heart because their …
If You’re Scared // 2 chron 20
Okay, let’s admit it: we crack jokes about books like Ezra, Hosea, Haggai, and Chronicles because . . . they’re just kinda weird and dull. (don’t tell me I’m the only one!) Right now, I’m in 2 Chronicles . . . and I’m actually learning so much!! The other day I was reading through 2 Chronicles 20. As I’ve been …