Author: Kimberlyn
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I Met My Younger Self At Smithville
Yesterday, as I was going through a drawer in my house, I found an envelope of college graduation pictures from circa 2019. I had some senior pictures taken on campus and also at Smithville. I thought it was coincidental as I knew I was going back to Smithville today. So I took one of my…
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The Messy Middle
God’s a good God and He has a good plan…… Those lyrics have been on repeat in my mind this past month. I believe them and I trust it but honestly it hurts. We don’t really talk about that a lot in the church. The idea that in the valley, in the darkness, we can…
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I Found Jesus In That Psychiatric Hospital
The hardest part of mental health for me is that healing isn’t linear. It ebbs and flows and there’s no real rhyme or reason to it. When I have a few hard days it helps me to look back and to see how far I’ve come while still holding space for the present. The following…
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Someone I care about is struggling, what should I do?
Struggling with your mental health is hard. I would venture to say that it’s also incredibly hard to watch someone you care about struggling and to not know what to do to help. Everyone’s journey is different but sometimes you just need to meet people where they are at. It is important to realize that…
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Spiral
It was a slow fade, gradually over time, Little choices day by day, And then suddenly it all began to slip away. My best intentions, My greatest chore, Only led to spiraling more. What do you do when the tether frays? And your only moments From slipping away. Everything that you once held dear, Is…
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It’s Okay If Everything Doesn’t Feel Merry and Bright🎄
In a season that’s defined by joy and wonder, what do you do if everything doesn’t feel merry and bright? What do you do if you go to all the gatherings but it takes everything within you? You somehow leave them feeling filled and depleted at the same time. You cherish the memories made but…
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Fleeting
Contemplating reality. Time and control, illusions from inside a world unknown. Timelines and deadlines fleeting as the wind. We put ourselves in cages of expectations destined to never win. Longer lists, longer days, trying to find a better way. Weighed down by judgement, crushed by our dreams , keep pushing forward to be who they…
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Welcome❤️
I’ve been dreaming up this blog for a while. Trying to create vision and imagine how it might make a difference for someone someday. A place dedicated to the warriors who get up each day and fight to walk in wellness. A little slice of the internet where you can come when you feel overwhelmed…
Hope Over Hurt 