For The Love of Joy Blog

Turning my messy story into a beautiful testimony of His unfathomable grace + mercy.

Category: Forgiveness

  • Woman at the Well: It’s Her

    Woman at the Well: It’s Her

    Forgiveness has never been my strong suit. I’ve been breathing on this earth for just shy of 40 years which means I’ve endured plenty of offenses and assaults, including bullies in school and being a working woman in male-dominated industries. It’s pretty nasty out there and there are plenty of reasons to harden myself towards…

  • Woman at the Well: Fallow Ground

    Woman at the Well: Fallow Ground

    There were two primary events that made up the bulk of this war. The first was an initial thievery of money taken from me and another owner of the funds that were in Zera’s care. The second was a more narrowly focused assault that was meant to single me out, further taking possessions that were…

  • Woman at the Well: The War

    Woman at the Well: The War

    I am a woman torn apart by war. A very private, personal war. Its only witnesses are those immediately around me and they, too, have been affected. This war has caused pain, division, and loss. Some of those losses are unrecoverable. My disclaimers… I must, for the purposes of this story, tell some of the…