Archive for the Tag 'Grace'
shersh on 08 Aug 2012
It’s been almost three months since I last posted a Salvation Story. Time does truly fly sometimes, doesn’t it? There isn’t a tragic or wonderful reason I haven’t written. I’ve been busy. My clients have been more burdened, more needy, more desperate . . . and I’ve been more privileged than usual to be a [...]
Tags: Addiction, Breathe, Busyness, Grace, Jesus, The Olympics, vacation
Filed in Addiction,Addiction Treatment,Alcholism,Breathe,Busyness,Change,Confession,Disappointment,Failure,Freedom,Giving to Others,God's Mercy,Grace,Gratitude,Healing,Newness,Powerlessness,Redemption,Relationship with Jesus,Salvation Story,Surrender,The Olympics,Uncategorized,Vacation
shersh on 04 Dec 2011
I took a fast from Facebook because I was getting bogged down in emails, appointments, blogs to be written, etc., etc. In other words, I was getting crushed under the pile of thinking I was pretty important. Jesus really is a genius when it comes to knowing how our hearts work. Just when I start [...]
Tags: Gift, Grace, Gratitude, Salvation Story, Self-Importance
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shersh on 14 Oct 2011
“The invisible dragon roared, I cowered, and what I’ve called “the impostor” was born, a shadow to the my eight-year-old life. The impostor is a fake version of yourself, and that exactly how I started living. I faked being happy when I was sad. I faked being excited when I was disappointed. I even faked [...]
Tags: Brennan Manning, Fake, Grace, Imposter, Salvation Stories, Trapped, Unconditional Love
Filed in Addiction,Alcholism,All is Grace,Brennan Manning,Change,Confession,Disappointment,Failure,Freedom,God's Mercy,Grace,Imposter,Powerlessness,Redemption,Relationship with Jesus,Salvation Story,Telling the Truth
shersh on 12 Jun 2011
“Count back from one hundred,” the anesthesiologist prompted me with the standard cue that ushers surgery patients into a safe oblivion. In those split seconds before everything went blank I remember thinking, “It would be okay if I didn’t wake up.” Wow. Even as I write that sentence it is hard for me to believe that [...]
Tags: Addiction, Colorado, counselor, Grace, Gratitude, Healing, Illness, Sharon Hersh, Storms, substance abuse, Suffering
Filed in Addiction,Begin Again Believe Again,Change,Disappointment,God's Mercy,Gratitude,Healing,Redemption,Relationship with Jesus,Sorrow,Thanksgiving,Uncategorized
shersh on 10 Apr 2011
BEFORE READING: Please know that my intention in writing the blog below was not to shame anyone. Quite honestly I wrote this blog immediately after watching the 20/20 program and it practically wrote itself — without any checks in my spirit. After receiving one email from a friend concerned that I was doing the same [...]
Tags: Addiction, alcoholism, bob jones, Colorado, counselor, forgiveness, fundamentalists, Grace, legalism, Sharon Hersh, substance abuse, tina anderson, university
Filed in Addiction,Confession,Freedom,God's Mercy,legalism,Relationship with Jesus,Relationships,Telling the Truth
shersh on 27 Feb 2011
Dating update for all you kind enough to ask: I’ve had my first, awkward, anxiety-filled date. It was not a match. The second “opportunity” is this week! Today I went to a place called BridgeHouse. It is a critical care unit for adults who require acute psychiatric care. When I arrived I pushed a button [...]
Tags: Addiction, Colorado, counselor, Grace, Humanness, Jesus, Mental Illness, Sharon Hersh, substance abuse
Filed in Addiction,Mental Illness,Relationship with Jesus,Relationships,Telling the Truth
shersh on 17 Sep 2008
Day #2 at the Mayo Clinic with my friend found us back at the hospital again at 6:00 a.m. I went down to the main floor in search of a Diet Coke and sat down to drink it in the lobby. Next to me (in a wheelchair) sat a woman who looked like she was [...]
Tags: God With Us, Grace, Mercy
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