"How am I going to do this?" The thought rang through my mind as I stood washing dishes alone late at night. My husband was out of town, my kid was super sick, and I had a full plate at work. I was overwhelmed and immediately my thoughts when to the "what ifs." "What if my son gets super sick in the

62% of Americans feel more anxious now than they did a year ago. If you clicked on this, I'm guessing you fit into that percentage. Something about the craziness of pandemic and all the other emotional things that we've faced stir up uncertainty and anxiety. I can feel it building in the pit of my s

MIKE DONEHEY OPENS UP ABOUT THE END OF "TENTH AVENUE NORTH," TRYING NOT TO RUN OUT OF TOILET PAPER, AND HOW GOD WANTS US TO VIEW OUR FEAR IN THIS QUARANTINE.  

Tasha Layton’s new song is a reminder that our safety is found in Christ alone. Lately, it seems that every time we turn on the news, we are reminded how scary and broken this world is. God has promised us though that no matter what we face in life He will never leave our side. > Deuteronomy 31:6 -

As much as we want it to be, this world is not a safe place. Not everyone is trust worthy. Joy here and I just took a Women's Self Defense Class and it was extremely eye opening and helpful! While I highly recommend you take a self defense class in your community, I wanted to share some of the tips

Anxiety is something that I wish I could leave behind in 2018, but something I have found that truly helps is music. The right song lyrics combined with the sound can sooth my body and mind when I'm overwhelmed and nearing a panic attack. I've gathered together songs that have helped me most. I am

Joy is very honest that she struggles with fear so who better to help her with overcoming it than Zach Williams? His hit song "Fear is a Liar" inspired a game of Fear Factor and you will never believe the ending!   To find out how Zach had to live out the lyrics to "Fear is a Liar" when he thought

Do you feel brave? I am guessing your answer is "no" if you clicked on this post. Don't worry, spoiler alert: most of us don't. The good news is feeling brave is not a requirement to acting brave. In fact, most people who achieve feats of bravery do not feel a magical sense of courage or bravery bef

Kristene DiMarco from Bethel Music joins me on Episode 55 of the "More Than The Music Podcast" to share the stories behind their album, "Starlight," and how one very unfortunate pumpkin led to one of the songs."        Kristene explains how overcoming anxiety and panic attacks inspired her to write

Mac Powell from Third Day didn't realize he would have to face his worst fear when he joined the "More Than The Music Podcast." Hear more from Mac and the stories behind Third Day's album, "Revival."         

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” —J. R. R. Tolkien Never mind stepping onto the road . . . sometimes stepping out of bed is dangerous enough. Or daunting enough. Yeah

Joy here and if you asked me to list all the things I'm afraid of, I would probably ask to make a list of the things I'm NOT afraid of because that list would shorter! FEAR IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR ME. I worry and stress and get anxiety all because I am afraid of the future. But I know fear is not from

  UNEMPLOYMENT IS THE WORST. My dad has been looking for steady work for almost a year now, and my worry for my family has seemed to sky rocket. What will they do if he can’t find a good job? Will they lose their house? What are you doing God? The worries have piled on top of each other until t

Hannah Kerr joins me on Episode 34 of the More Than The Music Podcast to give a behind-the-scenes look at her album, "Overflow." Subscribe through iTunes | Subscribe through Google Play | Subscribe Using the RSS Feed Hannah shares how her song "I Stand Here" is about overcoming fear and planning for

We love how Mike Donehey, lead singer of Tenth Avenue North, isn't afraid to dig deep and pack important truths from the Bible into their songs. He isn't afraid to talk openly about fear.  In his latest video diary, Mike tells us what he's truly afraid of. He unpacks the truth in their latest song a

Hear the inspiration behind Lauren Daigle's new song, "Trust in You!"  

I had just finished reading an update on the financial crisis now crippling much of the world along with a warning of what may be coming to America. It doesn’t take a financial specialist to predict, with the exceptional debt that our nation finds itself in and the personal debt many of us hold as w

It's the time of year again when FEAR is highlighted. Scary movies are on TV, haunted houses are everywhere but I will be hiding under my blankets, thank you very much.  Fear can have more of a control over us then we even realize. I had no idea that I was living motivated by fear until someone clos

Fear is one of those crippling emotions. It robs us of our time, our decision making ability, our strength...the list can go on. Over the past month I've been reading through the book of Proverbs and this verse was one of those #SlapYouInTheFace kinda verses for me on that topic. > Fear of man will

> "I feel like that's something we're all afraid of. We're all afraid if we, ya know, expose ourselves, and we're honest, and we're saying, 'Hey, this is what I'm in the middle of. This is what I'm dealing with.' That everyone around us, including the Lord, is gonna walk away." - Mike Grayson from M