FIGHTING AGAINST FEAR IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES
Bullets smattered the side of the truck. A surprise attack. They were caught in the middle. Jim jumped down from the truck bed, hit the ground hard, jamming his knee. He bit back the pain as bullets punctured the air above him. Shouts flew with the barrage. A scream next to him. Ernie. Was he hurt? “Get under the truck!” …
Jerusha: I’m delighted to introduce you to Marva Smith, a blogger of great encouragement at SunSparkleShine. I fell in love with Marva’s honest and inspiring writing the first time I stumbled upon her blog. Please join me in welcoming her to the Fear Warrior community! By Marva Smith Having lost my brother unexpectedly six months ago, I’ve been through a …
The woman leaned in and said, “But my mother is so demanding. She has to get exactly the right thing or she won’t be happy.” I reached for another card in the Mother’s Day section of the store and gave my fellow shopper my sympathies. I’d just met the woman, but in a few minutes I already had a clear …
My old nemesis crept back. I could feel it as it seized my stomach, making it flip and churn. The enemy traveled upward, spurting my pulse into hyperdrive. Fear. I was about to do something big, something important—in front of a crowd. The deadly nerves had stayed at bay for a remarkably long time, but now, in the crucial moment, …
My heart felt like it was being gutted from the inside out, slowly ripped apart by an unstoppable horror. I was no stranger to loss or grief. I’d seen the death of three grandparents, a surrogate grandmother, a college friend, pets I loved like family. I’d tasted other kinds of grief, too, over ended relationships, loved ones gone astray, betrayal, …
Jerusha: Christian fiction writer, Rachel McDaniel, joins us today with some Fear Warrior encouragement! Let’s give her a warm FW community welcome! By Rachel McDaniel “Don’t forget to say thank you.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used that prompting with my children. After a while, it almost becomes instinctive. In trying to cultivate a heart of gratitude …
Jerusha: I’m delighted to host writer and blogger Robyn Hook at the Fear Warrior Blog today. Please join me in welcoming her to the FW community! By Robyn Hook I have stage two breast cancer. Now is the time to decide if I want to do chemotherapy because there is no turning back after this procedure. I lay on the …
In honor of my family member’s birthday today, I’m going to give away a print copy of Mike Nappa’s The Raven to one of you who comments below! So read on and don’t forget to join the conversation! He cowered in the corner and stared at me with fear in his eyes, refusing to budge. My scared dog (whom you’ve …
“Grandma?” I craned my neck away from the cartoon on TV. Silence. “Grandma?” She’d been in the kitchen nearby just a moment ago. Now I heard nothing. I don’t remember why I needed her at that moment, but I do remember my response to her sudden disappearance. Terror. Panic surged through my small body as I stood and darted around …
I’m giving away a free print copy of Vines of Entanglement by Lisa Carter to one of you who leaves a comment below! So don’t forget to join the conversation! “Whatever you do, please don’t return her to the wild again.” The emphatic advice I received from a veteran feral cat rescuer gave me reason to hope. After being told …
