Seen and Understood: For the Quiet Ones With Loud Inner Worlds

  Have you ever watched The Little Mermaid and felt something stir deep in your chest; not just because of the music, but because of the ache behind it? Ariel isn’t just singing about seashells or shiny forks. She’s singing about freedom . “I wanna be where the people are…” She wants more than the comfort of her underwater palace. She wants a life where she can walk, dance, explore, and belong . A life beyond the one she was born into. And maybe you’ve felt that too. ✦ ✦ ✦ The Ache for Another Life (That You Can’t Quite Explain) There’s a strange tension in the Christian life: you know you’re called to contentment, and yet your soul aches for something more . Not more hustle. Not more success. Not even more money. But more life . More light. More room to breathe. More space to live as who God created you to be. I know this ache well. Some days I look at my life and think, “I should be grateful.” I have what I need. A roof, a job, a routine. And yet... my spirit fe...

  Finding Faith Again Through the Magic of Fantasy Have you ever finished watching a fantasy movie - one so magical, so real in your heart, and felt that strange ache afterward? That heavy sigh. That deep, silent wish that you could live in that world instead? That was me. After watching How to Train Your Dragon , I felt it again. That pang of longing. I wanted to be like Hiccup. I wanted a life filled with meaning, adventure, wonder, and a loyal dragon by my side. But once the screen faded to black, I was just me again. Small. Stuck. Drifting through everyday life with a quiet ache I didn’t know how to name. I didn’t know it then, but fantasy was quietly leading me back to faith.   When Fantasy Feels More Real Than Life I’ve always loved fantasy. Harry Potter , How to Train Your Dragon , Chronicles of Narnia:  they pulled me in with worlds that were richer, fuller, truer than the one I was living in. I know that sounds strange. But maybe you’ve felt it too, that ...