INSPIRATION FOR HOPE & HEALING
TARA’S BLOG
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Women Seem Less Pleasant
Many women press to be pleasant and accepted in a male-dominated environment.
Justice and Mercy Untethered
For those feeling untethered by the lack of footing bertween justice and mercy, I see you.
Erosion Control
I recently explored a little hidden gem of coastline in Oregon. Bob’s Beach to be exact….
SAND, S’MORES, AND SUNGLASSES (AT NIGHT)
Every summer I spend two weeks on the coast. Most years, a friend will join me for the first week….
VICTIMIZATION AND FINDING TRUE NORTH
Many years ago, I was struggling to set my world upright after a devastating emotional earthquake…
SCARED SHITLESS: PUPPY TRAUMA
Hi, humans! I’ve grown up so much since I wrote to you last time…
21 SIGNS OF SPIRITUAL ABUSE (OR, NO, YOU’RE NOT CRAZY!)
Spiritual abuse comes in many forms. It can be subtle or overt. It’s damaging regardless of the shape it takes….
ON THE HOOK: WHY WE RUN
Last night a Bassett Hound puppy and his early twenty-something human were practicing commands…
WHEN FEELING JOY REQUIRES COURAGE
When life is filled with pain, betrayal, and heartache, it takes great courage to allow joy….
DO YOU HAVE A 1,000-YARD STARE STORY?
I recently watched the HBO series Band of Brothers….
WHY IT’S TIME TO OPEN YOUR BLINDS
If you’ve ever been to Colorado Springs, you know we’re located about seven inches from the sun….
I’M A RECOVERING HOARDER
When I recently arrived for a hotel stay, I hadn’t been in the room for two minutes before I found myself flitting around hiding things….
WHAT CHRISTIANS NEED TO KNOW
Many years ago I went to see a pastor in the depth of my despair….
ARE YOU CLOSE ENOUGH?
The mountain was left scorched and exposed after a forest fire devastated the west side of Colorado Springs….