I have become curious and interested in people’s stories, their philosophy on life, and what brought them to function in a specific worldview. Some of you may read this and begin to think, oh no, Rachael’s gone off the deep- end, or is in a crisis of faith. And that is okay for you to … Continue reading Same Goal , Different Path
We laid my grandmother to rest today. I hope you don’t mind me writing this. It’s kind of part of my process, I guess. Death is so weird. It is long and complicated, and sometimes it is short and on impact . I don’t know which I would want for myself. I think the least suffering … Continue reading Dying, Perspective and Awesome Grandmothers
I put my dog up for adoption and cried. I literally am home to sleep. Poor thing deserved better. I saw her picture today on the adoption website. She looks happy . She is always happy. She doesn’t care who you are. She just loves. I want to be a dog sometimes. They are completely … Continue reading When Feelings are Hard to Overcome
The title of my blog and my website both have peace in the center of it. I strive personally , to continue to move toward peace in my life, and work with clients as they do the same. What does Peace mean? Webster dictionary says this :freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions. I love … Continue reading Peacefully Moving Forward
I still have moments that I take things personal and thats okay. I still have moments where I am not aware that I am reacting in pain and thats okay I still have moments where I put walls up and do not realize it, and that’s okay. I work daily to grow and be better at noticing and … Continue reading Nobody Has “IT” Figured Out
Before I start this post, I want to be clear, it probably will not be nice and neat. It probably be raw and honest. It is not coming from a “bitterness toward the church,” but an honest reflection of curiosity and to seek to understand. I am not God, nor do I or you know … Continue reading Church – The raw reality -An Honest Perspective
Have you ever had a season of life where everything seems to be working it self out. Like a tough season you’ve been in , and you’re reaching the end of it, and you can tell because all the hard feelings, tied up emotions and such are slowly releasing themselves, and despite everything you try … Continue reading Emotions and Feelings
I lived life for a very long time believing that in order to be honest, I had to share everything with everyone and my life had to be an open book. Even more, if I did not share something, that meant I was lying and not telling the truth. Freedom came quickly for me when … Continue reading Honesty and Sharing it All
It seems to me, that when we are working through things, there appears to be a theme in each season. The theme of forgiveness, from my experience, deals with hurt , feelings of blame, be it blaming ourselves or the one who hurt us. Dealing with feelings of wrong doing. Dealing with resentment and anger. … Continue reading Forgiveness
It’s funny. Things all seem to have a theme when we’re in a season, or working through something. For me, when I am growing in an area, or on the cusp of breakthroughs, it seems that everything and everyone I come into contact with has been through or is connected with the current place of … Continue reading One Way or Another
Accepting The Peace 