by Becky Thompson | Mar 13, 2020 | Trending Issues
I Taught Them About the Virus… and This This afternoon, I asked my three young children to sit down on the rug in our living room, and I positioned myself across from them. They were diagnosed with Influenza A last week, and the dark circles under their eyes...
by Becky Thompson | Jan 10, 2020 | Conversations with God
For the One Struggling with Comparison A CONVERSATION ON COMPARISON Me: “I’m having trouble.” God: “Tell me more…” (So I started to list all of the things I couldn’t do, making sure to name all of the people who did those things well.) And God answered, “Oh....
by Becky Thompson | Jan 9, 2020 | Anxiety
He Didn’t Know I Had a Mental Illness When We Got Married He didn’t know he was marrying someone with a mental illness… Mostly because we had only known each other for about five months when we got engaged. I was eighteen when he put that ring onto...
by Becky Thompson | Jan 7, 2020 | For Mommas
For the Momma Who Needs to Speak Kindly to Herself I was on the phone with my mom telling her about my day. “It sounds like you got a lot done,” she said. But I didn’t feel like her words were true. “It’s not a big deal. I didn’t get that much done. I have so much to...
by Becky Thompson | Jan 6, 2020 | For Mommas
For the Momma Who Just Can’t Keep Up I wander around my house and there is continual proof that I can’t keep up. I can’t always keep up with the dishes. I can’t keep up with the laundry-covered guest bed (even when I promise myself I’ll do one load a day.) I...
