(Prayer and Fasting) I recently did a report for my pastor on the different types and lengths of fasting in the bible and I must say, that the research was quite intriguing. The main thing that stood out was the fact that prayer and fasting was a way of life for those who needed answers… Continue reading Divine Appointments: The Power of Prayer, Fasting, and Dependence
Author: Kathryn K Burns Leaphart
Detached… (In Progress)
Isaiah 43:18 “Do not call to mind the former things or ponder things of the past. I cannot remember a time when I lived trauma free. My trauma was birthed into the earth with me, clutching at my ankles as I was pulled from my mother's womb. As Jacob did to Essau. From the beginning… Continue reading Detached… (In Progress)
My God Likes to Party All the Time
Luke 5:30Amplified Bible 30 The Pharisees and their scribes [seeing those with whom He was associating] began murmuring in discontent to His disciples, asking, “Why are you eating and drinking with the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]?” In February 2013 my husband and I went through a very difficult time in our marriage. We seemed to… Continue reading My God Likes to Party All the Time
PANCAKE
‘Oh, Lord, bless me indeed and increase my territory. Keep your hand on me, and keepevil from me, that I may not cause pain.’ And God granted her what she requested. I can remember always wanting to be with my grandma, my father’s mom. I canremember always thinking she and I were one. That I… Continue reading PANCAKE
WHAT SHE CARRIES
When I decided a few years back to face the trauma I suffered as a child, it became clear pretty quickly that this journey would be more complexed than I could have ever imagined. One thing that keeps coming up in my mind is where did the trauma start if it didn't start with me.… Continue reading WHAT SHE CARRIES
THE OTHER NIGHT
Generational Curses and trauma go hand in hand. We know that generational curses in the bible started with Adam and ended with Jesus. Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree: So how… Continue reading THE OTHER NIGHT
IN PLAIN SIGHT
I would have fainted had I not seen the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living Psalm 27: 13-14 It should have been a normal uneventful Tuesday, a day of sitting at my outdoor table under our big party tent that takes up most of our tiny front yard. I love sitting… Continue reading IN PLAIN SIGHT
Gentle Giant
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. My grandfather was my hero. I loved everything about him. My experiences with him taught me so many tangible things about life that I still glean from today. There was one experience that taught me that even when we lose someone, the Holy… Continue reading Gentle Giant
Rest
When trying to survive the battle from your own traumatic existence, rest in it's rare existent form becomes a reward. A treat for the unworthy. A walk in the yard for the prisoner shackled and chained. It is not recognized as a necessity or a thing that is readily available at your whim. My mother… Continue reading Rest
FREEDOM
water relief There are days when life seems to be missing that one thing that would make my day absolutely perfect. On those days, and there have been a lot during this pandemic, I imagine myself floating effortlessly on my back in the deep blue sea. Gazing up at the night sky full of stars,… Continue reading FREEDOM
