Author Archives: bethnferreira

The Power of Flesh

My mind is weighty with new old truth. Does the gospel ever just hit you fresh and fiery like the first time again? It’s like digging a well you’ve dug for years when suddenly, fresh, cool water streams in, turning dry cracked earth back into fertile life-bearing soil. Incarnation: a word that typically brings toContinue reading “The Power of Flesh”

Finding Jesus

My eyes welled as they scanned the words−each one spreading salve on my current situation. I had just traveled through a dark valley, overcome by depression and wracked with physical sickness. I had spent the night before crying on my bathroom floor to the God Who Sees. I poured over Psalm 116, reliving the bigContinue reading “Finding Jesus”

A Newborn Mom’s Guide to Getting Ready

I have now conquered 2.5 weeks of being a mom of THREE GIRLS>>>> I would say there are few words to express the joy and exhaustion that blend themselves into my reality, but there are plenty of words… I am just too tired to remember them. These days are both quiet and soak-worthy while somehowContinue reading “A Newborn Mom’s Guide to Getting Ready”

How to Throw a Pinterest-Worthy Pity Party

I am the QUEEN of the pity party. I can go from “My life is awesome!!!” to full-on Bridget Jones with mind numbing speed and expertise. For years I wore my self-loathing like a badge of honor. Humility, in my mind,  was mastered through self-loathing, and I had a doctorate in humility displayed proudly on myContinue reading “How to Throw a Pinterest-Worthy Pity Party”