by Shana Strange | Dec 2, 2019 | media, news
I came to you But you recognized me not Distracted by many things Caged in by overwhelming thoughts You asked for my help So here I am! I have come that you might have life most abundantly But you couldn’t see me Through the haze and the smoke The chaos whirling about...
by Shana Strange | Nov 18, 2019 | media, news
Sit with me a while Let me calm your misbehaving heart You are riddled with complexities Saddled by insecurities Often misunderstood by those who should know better I know the longings deep inside And the misgivings you try to hide You put on your best smile To cover...
by Shana Strange | Nov 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
There is so much I don’t know about God. So much I don’t understand about this life and the dark world that we live in. At times, I see the heartache of those around me and the general suffering of children in our world and I wonder why can’t things be different? Why...
by Shana Strange | Oct 25, 2019 | media, news
It sounded like God’s will. I made sure all of my Gideonesque fleeces were met with the dew of heaven (when required) or dry as a new cotton ball when the reverse was needed. My request passed the “if my husband approves then I’ll know it’s God’s will” test. I did...
by Shana Strange | Aug 15, 2019 | media, news
Listen closely….no press your ear in and listen even closer than that. Turn down the noise and erase the chaos for just a few minutes and attune your ear to the sound that the earth makes. It’s the sound of birds happily singing and wind dancing through the trees....
by Shana Strange | Jul 17, 2019 | media, news
I hate sadness. When I start to feel buried heartache rising up, whether from disappointments or anxiety and dread for the future, I distract myself. I binge watch something, like all three seasons of some questionable TV series that basically serves no purpose other...
by Shana Strange | Jun 28, 2019 | media, news
“It don’t take long to get there when you don’t lolligag around!”, my hubby, who refers to himself as Big C, yelled to me with something that matched a 4 year old grinning over pulling his baby sister’s hair. We certainly weren’t...
by Shana Strange | May 30, 2019 | media, news
So here we are…trapped in a spiritual cave we don’t want to be in. Let’s just be honest here: sometimes God’s methods are not super fun. When God put a dream in my heart and a skip in my step to go out and change the world for Him, I thought it would be filled with...
by Shana Strange | May 13, 2019 | media, news
Comfort is the enemy of progress. I find this to be true in so many areas of my life. I want to lose weight, but I don’t want to be uncomfortable or inconvenienced in the process. I want to fulfill the dreams in my heart but dread any discomfort that may accompany...
by Shana Strange | Apr 25, 2019 | media, news
I feel like my life has been one long string of competitions. Talent competitions, athletic competitions, academic competitions, just to name a few. Very rarely in my life did I ever just live in the moment and enjoy being alive. No, I felt forced to march to the beat...
