I was standing at the bus stop in Tampa, FL early in the morning. I had only been healed of Dissociative Identity Disorder a little over 3 months and I was dealing with the repercussions of…
Radical to the World, Normal in the Kingdom
Radical obedience. Radical faith. Radical surrender. Radical forgiveness. Radical love. Have you heard any of these phrases before? How did they make you feel? Here’s the truth, and it might be a hard truth to hear,…
Snuggle Up
Part of preparing for my morning time with God involves getting my dog, Riley, settled. Ordinarily, this looks like giving her permission to join me on the couch and then opening my arms and saying, “Snuggle…
God Knows, Sees, and Understands
I took Riley out for a short potty walk this morning. Oh, how she wanted to go further, faster. And, I wanted to let her. She wanted to jump into the bushes onto the critters moving the branches and walk through the deep, muddy grass. And, I wanted to let her. Instead, I directed her to cleaner places with lower grass and no sticks, to keep as much gunk as possible out of the incisions on her foot and chest. I kept her leash short and slowed my own pace to keep her calm and moving slowly. Her eyes kept pleading with me – “Let’s gooooo, Mom. Let’s…
The Story of My Name
The opportunity to talk about my name has come up a lot in the past few weeks and I realized that even though I have written about it and shared about it in other places, I have not shared about it here and it feels like time. I was born Angela Dawn Andruss. I loved my name. Angel of the Morning. I also felt a very strong connection to my last name. Heritage is important to me and the ties that a name has to family roots matters. January 17, 998, I gave my heart to Christ. This was not my initial encounter with Jesus. I had had…
What if You Aren’t Re-Learning the Same Lesson Over and Over Again Until You “Get It”?
Have you ever heard someone say, “God keeps putting me in the same situation, I guess I haven’t learned my lesson yet.”? Maybe you’ve even said it yourself. I know I have, but it always sat…
Phase 1: Full Liquid Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients 8 fluid ounces Pacific Creamy Butternut Squash Soup 2 ounces Part Skim Ricotta Cheese 2 TBS High Protein Lactose-Free Skim Milk Powder 8 fluid ounces Fairlife Lactose-Free High Protein Fat-Free Milk To taste Fresh…
Introduction to My Bariatric Surgery Journey
I started the bariatric surgery journey in November of 2022. This was not a path I ventured lightly. It was not a direction I headed without thought, prayer, and research. The truth is, I’d been researching…