Category: Archived Posts
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my year in jacksonville.
Jacksonville has been my home for a year now. Last year at this time I was constantly questioning if I had made the right decision. The enemy didn’t make it easy for me to stay, but God reminded me through every little detail that I was exactly where I was supposed to be. The more…
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processing my dad’s cancer diagnoses.
The Collapsing of Straightforward How are you supposed to process cancer? I knew in my heart before he went into surgery that it was cancer. I’ve dealt with life-altering diagnoses before, but nothing has hit me quite this hard. Maybe it’s because I’m a Johnson, maybe it’s my trust issues, maybe it was the Holy…
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it’s not all bad.
It’s been a little over a year since quarantine started here in Kansas City. No doubt at times the challenges have felt soul-crushing and maybe there have been moments when the weight of it all has left me feeling trapped under its heaviness. But, lately, I’m realizing that I have never truly been crushed. “High-Risk”…
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a new brooke.
Before We Go On A few months ago, I mentioned that I received healing in big ways and I promised that I would share more details on the specifics. Over a month ago I wrote a blog post detailing my physical healing, but in usual Johnson fashion, my health has changed since writing this post.…
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His mercies are new in October 2020.
Have you ever tripped on nothing but thin air? Yeah, that was September 2020 for me. The other night I was overwhelmed with the amount of struggle we’ve endured as a family in the last couple of years. I was overwhelmed with constantly being overwhelmed. It’s been two years since my mom was first put…
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it’s okay to not be okay.
In complete truthfulness, I’m writing this post because I made a promise to God that I would keep up my writing. I have no idea why God wants me to write these blogs, especially on weeks like this week. But, I know that He wants me here and I trust Him too much to stop…
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whispers of hope in the darkness.
If you follow me on social media then you’ve probably figured out that the past couple weeks have been filled with hard days in our household. The Myasthenia Unicorn Monday, August 31st my mom was admitted to the hospital. Going into the hospital isn’t unusual for my mom, matter of fact, it’s a regular thing…
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fix your gaze and find spiritual balance.
Chaos surrounds us and we can quickly find ourselves stumbling, staggering, and losing heart if we don’t fix our gaze on our immovable God. Finding stability, strength, and balance is God’s desire for our lives. Funny enough, finding stability, strength, and balance is also been the goal for me while I’ve been a patient. Finding…
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how to find rest for your soul-10 tips.
The Bible is very clear on how important it is for us to take time to rest. From Genesis to Revelation the Bible speaks to the weary soul. Heck, it was God who invented the Sabbath! If God took the time to rest after creating the world, then I think we can take the time…
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“my heart beats for you, my beloved.”
At the beginning of this year, God gave me this vision of the two of us dancing together. My arms were draped around His neck, my head rested on His chest as we swayed. As long as I was close enough to lay my ear next to His chest I could hear His heartbeat. When…
