The Best Is Coming: Facing Disappointment and Hardships without Fear

Jerusha Agen Fighting Fear 8 Comments

“It’s okay, Susan. Don’t be disappointed.” I said the words to the crestfallen young woman on my TV screen, as if the movie actress from long ago could hear me. I was rewatching an old favorite of mine, Summer Magic, and I’d reached the moment where Susan, played by the incomparable Hayley Mills, realizes her cousin has won the battle …

The Greatest Reward: Conquering Fear with the Ultimate Good

Jerusha Agen Fighting Fear 4 Comments

I’d never seen him so scared. When I first picked him up from his long flight from breeder to us, it didn’t take long to notice that our fluffy Great Pyrenees puppy, Marshmallow, was one of the bravest and most confident dogs we’d ever had. He showed no fear of the airport sounds and noises, our home when we arrived, …