Category: From Sandra’s Desk

Freedom from Trauma Across Generations

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #FreedomWalker  #TimetobeYOU It was a quiet morning in a peaceful neighborhood when a woman ran screaming out her back door. She threw herself down on the ground, rolling around as she beat herself wildly and tore off her clothes. If that’s all you knew, how would you describe her?

Time to Stop the Struggle and Spill My Guts

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #FreedomWalker  #TimetobeYOU! From Work to Worship I’ve written a blog for 13 years on topics from happy reports of joyous highs to sad accounts of disastrous lows. You can find the history to the right at Views from the Loft written in an apartment in Prague and Views from the… Continue reading Time to Stop the Struggle and Spill My Guts

How to Exchange Overwhelm for Peace in 5 Minutes Flat

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #WallflowerWomen  #TimetobeYOU! Maybe, like me, you find it hard to imagine peace in this life, especially lately. Maybe, as I have, you figure real contentment must be for folks more spiritual than you. Or the cost to get there is more than you were willing to pay. Let me assure… Continue reading How to Exchange Overwhelm for Peace in 5 Minutes Flat

Lost in a Dilemma with No Easy Way Out

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #WallflowerWomen  #TimetobeYOU! The Lenten season has taken on a whole new look for me this year. From a countdown of sorts to a time of meaningful consideration. How does one properly honor Christ … His life, death, and resurrection? Surely, we need to bathe ourselves in His gifts of forgiveness… Continue reading Lost in a Dilemma with No Easy Way Out

Wailing to Dancing, Silence to Singing

A Guest Post written for Tammy Kennington The frustration ran deep and the journey was long. Decades of caring for anyone with a need left me collapsed on heaven’s doorstep. Lord, I’ve been serving a long time. When do I get to enjoy that abundant life I keep hearing about? Don’t get me wrong. I… Continue reading Wailing to Dancing, Silence to Singing

How to Make the Most of the Lenten Season

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #WallflowerWomen  #TimetobeYOU! Last week found me at an Ash Wednesday service. Felt pretty secure until I saw two little dishes on a small table upfront. Ah ha. This pastor puts ashes on foreheads to open the 40 days of Lent. Thankfully, the practice wasn’t new to me. Fingers marked the sign… Continue reading How to Make the Most of the Lenten Season

What Progressive Overload Is and How It’s Transforming My Life

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #WallflowerWomen  #TimetobeYOU! Have you ever heard the term progressive overload? It was new to me too, but the Functional Movement expert at Greenlife Wellness taught me the concept during rehabilitation. The benefits caught my attention when they began to flow into other areas of my life.

When Trauma Storms Strike, Jesus Comes to the Rescue

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #WallflowerWomen  #TimetobeYOU! Various translations of Genesis 1:1-2 describe the earth as formless, void, empty, a waste covered by deep waters and surrounded by darkness where the Spirit of God hovered, brooded, moved over the surface. Such pre-creation chaos is an excellent illustration of trauma. And the ensuing order a display… Continue reading When Trauma Storms Strike, Jesus Comes to the Rescue

How to Respond When the Trauma Tide Threatens

by Sandra Allen Lovelace  @SandraALovelace  #WallflowerWomen  #TimetobeYOU! Trauma, like grief, is neither followed nor relieved by an automatic, one-and-done process. Neither do we or our lives spring back on their own to a previous, peaceful stage. Incidents or episodes, phases or seasons that threaten and overwhelm our physical, mental and spiritual well-being sweep us away,… Continue reading How to Respond When the Trauma Tide Threatens