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                               The world is going crazy                 It's turning upside down                 For many of it's people                 Their life is just a frown                 The peace and sure contentment                 They're trying hard to find                 Is really just a word away                 Of Jesus, they are...

Every Thursday I write to restore, sharing parts of my experience with depression and eating disorder with the hopes that someone will read it and be able to help recognize and understand the inner workings of these painful diseases and be able to help themselves or someone they love....

“How do you know God’s speaking to you, Mama?” she asks, fiddling fingers, looking down. “I’ve never heard Him talk to me.” And before I can begin my answer, her twin, the more confident, brash blurts out, “God talks to me all the time – I can hear His voice.” “Really?” I say half joking, half serious....

                                A hedge is good for hiding things             You don't want folk to see             Untidy grass and rampant weeds             A gardening misery             In the darkness of your patch             Nothing ever grows             Decline of dreams abandoned there             A perfect place to doze.             I...

Although I’m right on time, it appears I am actually late. Everyone is seated – all the good spots taken – and I scan the room hoping that the open chairs I see are not the only ones available. I don’t want to sit near her. Seeing no other options, I make my way to the table at the back, trying to mentally prepare....

                              If only we would let You                 Invade our highs and lows                 Invite You into every part                 The good times and the blows                 We would learn so very much                 With You we'd ride the storm                 Cos nothing could unhinge our faith                 With Yo...

I was scrolling down my twitter feed, minding my own business when I saw it. The generalized statement, targeted at no one in particular, grabbed me by the throat and wouldn’t let go. I got so choked up over it I began having a mini panic attack. “Great, I’m doing it wrong. She’s a prominent blogger – she knows what she’s talking about....

Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels – it is impossible to eat and be thin. The scale never lies. Thin = strong, healthy, disciplined, beautiful. Failure = Weakness. It’s really difficult to understand the mindset and unsettling behaviors of an eating disordered person if you’ve never experienced them or been close to someone who has....

“The Bully” By Mark Glamack, author/illustrator of “Littluns: And the Book of Darkness” What Is A Bully? A bully is a lowlife who intimidates, terrorizes, persecutes, torments, frightens, oppresses, browbeats, and harasses the innocent among us....

Although I’ve told the story before, I’ve never really gone into detail about my day-to-day life as a bulimic. It’s embarrassing, it’s gross, and quite frankly some of it is still very painful to talk about. It took me six years to recover, and this year marks the fifth anniversary of my restoration....