THE BLOG

Welcome...

Welcome to where I share the thoughts from inside my journal.

I'm pretty transparent about my stuff. I share the raw and real with gut-wrenching honesty and don't sugarcoat the struggles along the way.

I find my hope in Jesus and the pages of the Word of God. So when I write or teach, I share the revelation and wisdom I've learned in the hopes you can be encouraged and inspired.

You'll laugh, cry, and relate to many things along the way.

And when you do, I invite you to let me know.

~ Cherlyn

 
What comes out of your mouth is a reflection of what is in your heart. struggle to strength Feb 16, 2021
We couldn't help but hear the huffing and the puffing behind us as my daughters and I stood in line at Kohl's to make an Amazon return.
 
This older gentleman was at the kiosk and he couldn't...
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God, what are you doing? struggle to strength Jan 29, 2021
Consider this quote. After all you've been through this past year and ask, "God what are you doing?" Not just in the political landscape, not just in the pandemic, those are important. But what...
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Are you lost? growing in god Jul 17, 2020
In desperation, I picked up my phone and dialed.
 
It rang 3 times until finally, my friend Maggie’s voice said, “Hello?"
 
"I don't know where I'm going," I confessed through...
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Have you ever felt unheard by God? prayer that works Jul 03, 2020

You ate it!?!

Feet stomped up the stairs, a door slammed, and muffled cries came from my daughter's bedroom. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, my husband was making dinner and wiping...

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Good in grief?Ā How is thatĀ even possible? How can that happen for me?Ā  struggle to strength Jun 22, 2020

We've all lost something or someone dear to us, and when we experience loss, we grieve. However, time will heal our hurting hearts, and while some may get stuck, many of us will get through it.

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Failure, what do we do when we are faced with it? struggle to strength Jun 12, 2020
I am no stranger to failure
 
I’ve failed licensing exams multiple times. Been passed over for promotions.
Ended engagements and
Felt the betrayal of friendship.
 
And then...
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Speak to injustice and declare what the Word says. struggle to strength May 28, 2020
I have a heavy heart. So many of us do. We have seen injustice with our own eyes. We have seen one man take the life of another. We are angry. We are pissed because this should not be...
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Is it selfish to make time for yourself? struggle to strength May 21, 2020
More than likely you’ve heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.
 
We nod and we laugh
 
And yet we’ve all got...
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The answer to anxiety struggle to strength May 04, 2020
My daughter walked into my home office with her latest creation, a homemade caramel iced latte from our kitchen coffee pot, the basic one not the one with all those fancy pods. Beaming with pride...
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Into the Unknown struggle to strength Apr 14, 2020

Does this crisis feel like we’re in the middle of the unknown

From the corner of my eye, I caught my daughter dancing in the kitchen as she put away dishes. She’s leaping and...

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Are you a comeback story? struggle to strength Feb 26, 2020
More movies than I can count are comeback stories.   We love to see the victorious underdog or the champion fallen from the heights of accomplishment winning again.   We cheer;...
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From Robbed to Restored struggle to strength Jan 23, 2020

Robbed. We'd been robbed. Or at least that's what it felt like to me. Our Virginia house had been on the market for longer than it should have been and we'd had no offers. Then, finally one came...

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