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Heidi Odom
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
You want ME to write a BLOG? You can't be serious?
I know very little about blogs. In fact, I've always had a snobby opinion of blogs. To be honest, I thought blogs were just people who...


Heidi Odom
- Mar 25
- 1 min
More Joy Less Shame
I did some big work with a friend in my recovery group yesterday. I hope that someday I'll get to the root. Until then, big days like...


Heidi Odom
- Mar 7
- 1 min
I am free because I am not afraid
The holidays are tough for me. Fireworks on New Year's are my personal celebration that the holidays are over. NY Resolutions have never...


Heidi Odom
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Why I was resentful at God and what I did about it
The fear based thought>emotion overreaction cycle has been going on as long as I can remember. I have been afraid of what I can't see or...


Heidi Odom
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Go ahead! Call me CRAZY!!
I have become comfortable with the word crazy. I actually like how it makes me feel. You see, all my life I've been terribly afraid of...


Heidi Odom
- Jan 20
- 2 min
How I knew I was beyond help
No one liked me. Not even God. So I thought I wasn't worthy of being alive. It was a multi-thread piece that attacked my worthiness...

Heidi Odom
- Oct 16, 2022
- 3 min
20 hours without anxiety
Yes, it was a miracle. From 1030 am yesterday to 530 AM today. Oh so nice. That might be a record. For longer than a moment I felt...


Heidi Odom
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
I suppose its time to hand it all over...
When a conversation with God starts like that I should know that I need to hold onto my hat. It's gonna be big and its gonna happen fast....


Heidi Odom
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Shame in anxiety's clothing
As I sat in the morning sun, my eyes taking in all the beauty surrounding my home, my heart just ached, desperate for relief from my...


Heidi Odom
- Oct 3, 2021
- 2 min
Sweet potato fries and a side of truth, please
I had lunch with a non believer friend of mine yesterday. We are actually still getting to know each other. I fell in love with her the...


Heidi Odom
- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
Re-write my code
My hubby and I went to Zion for a long weekend trip. While we were there, we went to a Calvary church. It was very warm and friendly. ...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
SSDD but upward quickly
I could probably start all of these posts with "I woke up this morning..." Today's thing was just more self will run riot. Instead of...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
I dodged a bullet today..
Last night I dreamt of my mother who has passed away and her mother who also has passed. There are a lot of emotions around both of them....


Heidi Odom
- Sep 21, 2021
- 1 min
What to do with my disgusting self?
I woke up this morning with my will just fighting against every piece of humility in me. I want to control, run my mouth, and force my...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
God powered fuel in my tank
God woke me up at 1 am for a chat. He showed me the error of my ways. I've been high on Christ, buzzed up by the Holy Spirit. I've...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
I am not qualified to define justice
We are in a little battle with a contractor we hired to do our windows. The salesman did something he said he wouldn't do and because of...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Progress is only climbing up to the ceiling
I had another one of those days where I felt overwhelmed and looking at what I needed to get done and the time I had to do it in were...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Oh my heart!
I didn't make it in time to see M-E and the kids at their going away BBQ. We tried to line up our schedules so I could hug them one last...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Submission leads to joy. Are you kidding?
I woke up this morning filled with joy. Oh how sweet it is! I know that it is directly related to how deeply I submit to God. The...


Heidi Odom
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Is it "just a job" or is it a Cadbury creme egg?
I have been thrashing and gnashing over my job. I love it. And I'm driving myself crazy. I want to do well, I want to do it right and...