by chasel3000 | Aug 18, 2018 | Alyssa
God’s Redemption Story You know those parts of your life that when you look back on them, or maybe you’re just coming out of one, you can tangibly feel the darkness and despair and shame? The parts of your life that were really hard, and either full of grief and... 
by chasel3000 | Aug 17, 2018 | Alyssa
Now A Mother Here I am, a mom to two sweet toddlers, with a baby on the way, and I still find myself struggling with my body image and insecurities of who I am, or who I’m not, on so many days. Sure, it’s in different ways then when I was 20, but the feelings of not... 
by chasel3000 | Aug 17, 2018 | Alyssa
Flashback to College I was a sophomore in college. I was walking up the big hill that led to my dorm, with a to go box of food in my hand. Yes, once again I had just wanted to eat lunch alone in my room, not wanting anyone to see what I was going to eat, or rather how... 
by chasel3000 | Aug 15, 2018 | Alyssa
Start Your Journey to True Freedom! When Jeff and I wrote Love That Lasts, a book all about dating and marriage, a huge part that we talked about was how our childhoods and past affect our relationships; it’s part of our stories and what we bring into our current... 
by Jeff Bethke | Aug 30, 2016 | Alyssa, Family, Jeff, Relationships
The usual culprits of tension or hurt in a marriage, or the ones that seem to get all the air time, are finances and sex. But I’d actually argue that if you go back and look at the last 10 arguments you’ve had with your spouse (or boyfriend/girlfriend)...