Peace in the Storm: Afraid to Choose
By the time Mara turned twenty-three, she had become very good at disappearing without leaving.
She showed up online every day. Her face appeared in…
http://countrygirlgonecity.com/2026/01/01/peace-in-the-storm-afraid-to-choose/
Tea Time with Mandy: When the House Is Quiet Again
There is a moment that comes after obedience that no one prepares you for. It arrives once the work is finished. Once the doors have closed. Once the car is finally empty again and the lists are folded away. It comes when the…
http://countrygirlgonecity.com/2026/01/05/tea-time-with-mandy-when-the-house-is-quiet-again/
Peace in the Storm: When the World Feels Too Loud to Choose
There is a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much, but from holding too much inside. It lives in the chest, tight and unmoving, formed by thoughts that never quite find words and decisions that…
Caregivers Cozy Corner: Why Hot Matters
There are days when the road feels endless. Doctor to doctor. State to state. Waiting rooms, parking lots, hotel nights, and restaurants squeezed in between appointments. Caregiving has a way of stretching time thin, leaving very little room to…
http://countrygirlgonecity.com/2026/01/13/caregivers-cozy-corner-why-hot-matters/
Life’s Lessons: Assume Nothing, Know Everything
I have always lived by a simple phrase:
“Assume nothing. Know everything.”
Not because I believe it is possible—or even wise to know everything. Scripture warns us plainly against becoming arrogant in knowledge. But because the prideful assumptions of mankind have always been…
http://countrygirlgonecity.com/2026/01/19/lifes-lessons-assume-nothing-know-everything/
Theo Talk: Replacement Theology, Antisemitism, and Why the Church Must Get This Right
Theology is never neutral.
What we believe always bears fruit.
Theo Talk exists because there are theological conversations the modern Church often avoids—either because they are uncomfortable, controversial, or…
Help and Hope: Weariness
There are seasons when strength feels completely gone. Not because we have failed, but because…
http://countrygirlgonecity.com/2026/01/26/help-and-hope-weariness/
Literally Literary: The Snow Goose
In the early 1940s, the world was at war—and not only on the battlefield.
Children were losing fathers, brothers, uncles, and friends. Homes were quieter. Chairs sat empty. Questions went unanswered because the answers were too heavy to carry in plain words.
Some authors understood that children did not need explanations, but rather…
http://countrygirlgonecity.com/2026/01/29/literally-literary-the-snow-goose/