Andrea Gressman

For as long as I can remember I have been a verbal processor.  Since I was a small girl I remember my chosen method of processing has been the written word. That is where I feel most comfortable with my own "voice".  For those of you who have followed us as family over the past decade or longer you know that while I was battling cancer I wrote almost every single day. It was how I could connect with God and how I could cope with the battle I was in. It was also the one way I knew that I could leave a piece of myself here for my husband and my children if God decided to call me home.  If you were following us two years ago you know when I gave birth to my sweet Kanton Jasper, who was born sleeping, that I spent a great deal of time writing about my grief and how I was processing it. Again, it helped me process along with preserved his memory.  Writing is just what I have been able to do to help me cope with the things that life throws at me.  In fact, I feel so m...

My takeaway from my daily devotional which focused on Proverbs 3:5. Trust God with all your HEART and MIND (this is the “lean not on your own understanding” part). This means that we don’t meditate on our problems, wrapping our minds around the problem over and over again - we hand it over to God and trust Him with it. He will keep our path straight. He has an excellent track record of keeping my own path straight - something I cannot say for myself. When we don’t trust Him with our hearts and minds and continue to meditate on our problems instead of God it only causes negatives in our own lives - one of which is stress. Stress is toxic for us in many ways - specifically our mental and physical health. But God has the perfect solution to protect us in both areas - hand it to Him. Let Him work it out on our behalf. Stop thinking we have to be the world’s problem solvers. When the “worry” starts to creep into our minds push it away. Tell yourself you refuse to worry about...