Category: Rachel Skirvin

Exposing the Wounds

Posted by: admin in Rachel Skirvin on June 8th

I am not a nurse. I will never be a nurse. I do, however, have minimal medical experience from various missions trips and from working with children and the elderly. I have learned quite a bit from various jobs on how to care for certain types of impairments. Not long ago, I was working with an… View Article

healing, Hiding, Rachel Skirvin, Recovery, Wounds

Who God Says I Am

Posted by: admin in Rachel Skirvin on May 29th

In my opinion, labels really should only be used for food and for pricing things at the store. Regardless of how I would like the world to work, I don’t ultimately get to make those decisions. Much to my chagrin, labels are more often than not used on people. Sometimes that can really hurt. Sometimes we… View Article

Identity, Rachel Skirvin, Who God Says I am

When Words Fail

Posted by: admin in Rachel Skirvin on April 25th

As I sit here tonight contemplating what it was I was going to write about, a simple phrase bounced across the corridors of my mind. “When words fail.” My grandma is a champion at Scrabble. I have played a few games with her where she plays the strangest words I have never heard of… View Article

COVID19, The Bible, Words

Lay it to Rest

Posted by: admin in Rachel Skirvin on April 11th

My biological momma died when I was just a toddler. I did not know her well, but I do know she was kind and that she loved me more than her own life. I ran past my grief when it came to mourning her. I convinced myself that I was okay because I was so… View Article

burial, Easter, life, Peace, Resurrection

Peace in Pandemic

Posted by: admin in Rachel Skirvin on March 25th

Coronavirus. A word that permeates our daily conversations. The cases numbers rise, as the stock market plummets. The toilet paper flies off the shelves while the planes stay grounded. Borders close, jobs are taken, loved ones are lost, plans have changed, and joy seems like a very distant memory. Where is the good? Where is… View Article

COVID19, Pandemic, Peace