faith
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Unwinding my Anxious Heart
Content note: This post discusses anxiety, self-image, emotional overwhelm, and mental health. I took a break from writing between school and the holidays so I could refresh with my family. I needed to take a little time to continue some old traditions and start a few new. As New Years came and went, I noticed… Continue reading
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Falling apart together
I started praying every hour. I thought it was a great way to put God first in all the moments of life and it has been. However, there has been some pain in the praying. It is one thing to say that all is well, even in the painful moments, however it is even harder… Continue reading
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Expectations
Our Bible study this year is the book of John. I never realized just how beautiful Jesus’ ministry was until I read this book and really studied it. Reading the crucifixion was hard because so much of the situation felt so hypocritical. The Jewish leaders were focused on Passover, but they didn’t realize that the… Continue reading
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Even If
I’m currently at a women’s event at church called the IF: Gathering (at lunch, don’t worry), and I am learning a lot about God but also who I am in God. We always seem to think about the person of Jesus as someone who gives peace, but it’s more than that…..Jesus is peace. This is… Continue reading
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Dragging along
I woke up grumpy today. We were running late to church already and I decided that I didn’t want to go. I was frustrated. I felt defeated because of my physical appearance, I felt far from God because of where my head was, and I wanted nothing to do with any of it this morning.… Continue reading
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Firm Foundations
What do you build your life on? Have you ever thought about what the number one priority in your life is? Think about it like this, if you were a company, what would your mission statement be? What are your values? We started a new series at our church this week (shout out to our… Continue reading
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Nothing to see here
We spent the past almost twoish months studying the book of Jonah. As I mentioned previously, Jonah was known as the angry prophet because of his reaction to when God sent him to the Ninevites to call them to repent. Jonah took a ship in the opposite direction from Ninevah to Tarshish. A great storm… Continue reading
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A Whale of a Tale
The story of Jonah is pretty well known, but we are diving a lot deeper into the angry prophet as he was called in church the past few weeks. What I have learned from Jonah so far is this; 1. He didn’t like what God called him to so he ran 2. He went as… Continue reading
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Throwing Stones
Do you ever compare yourself to others? You meet someone or look at an acquaintance and think “at least I am not THAT bad”. This happens most often when we dislike the individual. We tell ourselves that we are the better mom, wife, or person overall. There are times we could be tempted to wish… Continue reading
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Dear Anxiety
Content note: This post discusses anxiety, self-doubt, and mental health. This week has been unsettling. It has not been due to anything in particular, just an increase in stress, anxiety, and an overall fear that nothing was going right. Now that the week is over, I imagine these feelings were due to new projects that… Continue reading
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Resolute in my resolutions
I hate new year’s resolutions; I can’t be the only one, right? It is so easy for people to give up after the first month if we do not stick to them. January 1st rolls around, and we choose things such as losing weight, reading more, having patience, or being more organized. Whatever your resolution… Continue reading
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Confession Time
Have you ever tried to change as a person? Like really desired to change your negative, deep rooted, angsty pieces of yourself that are too ugly to love? This is going to be a post where I pour out my ugly because I am on a roll about being honest with y’all. (Please don’t unfollow… Continue reading
Anchored Where We Grow
Faith, marriage, family, and military life—rooted in grace and grounded in real life.
I’m Sharon Kozak: Christian wife, mom, military spouse, marriage educator and coach, advocate, and Marriage & Family Therapy student.
Stay anchored. Tend the roots. Turn toward the Light. Make room to grow.
