Unpacking Emotions of COVID-19: Anxiety

By Violetta Reum and Morgan Petit-Homme Anxiety (n.): a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome Violetta’s Experience: Just like literally millions of people around the world right now, I think the thing I am most anxious about at this time is work.  So many …

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What being a parent taught me about God

By Violetta Reum Less than two weeks ago, my son, Dominik, turned 10 months old. It has been an incredible journey of being a parent. I have been surprised by how truly difficult it is and how unmanageable my life seems at times. I have been surprised by how exponentially and magically my heart has …

Talk About a “Bombshell”

By Morgan Petit-Homme Your story was my epiphany.  Everyday this week and last week I had been riddled with guilt and shame. I went into a deep dark hole of depression. I kept questioning the purpose of Life. In general, I don’t feel like I am a very successful person. Consequently, I feel like I …

Accepting Responsibility

By Morgan Petit-Homme For a long time I only saw myself as a victim. I am a victim don’t get me wrong, but I am more than just a victim. In my journey through healing I have acknowledged that, for better or worse I am more than a victim. My identity and truth amounts to …

Evidence of Healing

By Violetta Reum Healing is a journey. It is not an easy process that only requires a couple prayers and a friend or two who can listen and encourage. It is difficult and painful. But God desperately wants for us to embark on this journey with Him.  Healing is never truly done. We have been …

Made Anew

By Morgan Petit-Homme The other night I was looking through old pictures, looking through all the cuts and phases my hair has gone through. I’m trying to decide on what to do with my thick, tightly coiled, side-shaved hair (a long story for another day). But the further back in time I went, the sadder …

Trust in Him

By Violetta Reum Oh how deeply I want to trust you, Lord. I know I should trust God because the scripture tell me so and the Bible is alive and real; not old and irrelevant. When I surrendered my life to the calling Jesus has given me by serving others and trying to glorify Him …

Fourteen Months

By Morgan Petit-Homme I’m not okay. I keep getting an invoice for an E.R. visit. Yep, one of THE E.R. visits. This was a day and a half after I was examined. The Sexual Assault Advocate or the attorney said I needed to get my blood tested. Because, guess what, your word is not enough. …

Uprooted

By Violetta Reum I have moved around a lot in my life. I was born in Ukraine, I moved to Japan when I was 11, then to Florida for college when I was 19. I moved to Germany when I was 25. And right before my 28th birthday, I moved to California. I am not …

Safest Place

Your own story is the safest place you’ll ever be. Echosmith I was having a really rough week. I was turned off, annoyed and offended by everything and everyone. Bad mood or not, one of the most annoying things to me is listening to the radio. I know it is very Millennial of me to …