I come from a family that loves DIY (do-it-yourself) projects. My dad just renovated my horrible 1977 kitchen. My husband just replaced the insulation in our attic. My mom quilted me a table runner for my dining room table. ...
Have you ever gone through a trial so severe that it completely obliterated your view of the Father? Have you felt your strength melting away in dark valleys where God is hidden? Believers with mental health struggles feel this ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jul 19, 2024
One question we often hear almost daily in the scrupulosity recovery community: “Does God forgive blasphemous thoughts?” It’s one of the stickiest and most repetitive conversations, and if you’ve had this conversation with a loved one or a spiritual ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jun 30, 2024
Have you ever confused serendipity, or positive coincidences, with God’s leading? Does “overspiritualizing” come a little too easily for you? Maybe the following example of someone with scrupulosity will resonate and help you begin discerning between positive coincidences and ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jun 7, 2024
Today’s guest post is from Alina,* a 19-year-old who found faith during the pandemic and has since grappled with scrupulosity and OCD. She’s a fun-loving “shy extrovert” who loves pasta and coffee and studies psychology and theology in her ...
Jaimie Eckert
Feb 22, 2024
The relationship between faith and feelings is a critical issue that plagues nearly everyone in the scrupulosity recovery community. Our faith can override our emotions, or it can flounder beneath them. Learning how to handle our emotions from a ...
Jaimie Eckert
Dec 28, 2023
Today’s guest post is from Dawn Jones, a 64-year-old mother of three, grandmother of four, and wife of one (and says that after almost 44 years, one is enough)! She lives with her husband, Bob, and their dog, Buckley, ...
Jaimie Eckert
Aug 17, 2023
Have you ever been described as “perfectionistic” or “nit picky?” Do other people think you’re fanatical or too strict about the application of moral or spiritual principles? Do you yearn to follow every word of the Lord as expressed ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jul 28, 2023
Most people would admit to worrying a bit about their trials and tribulations. But for some of us, anxiety can creep in when things are going well. God’s blessings can trigger new fears that “surely this won’t last,” or ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jun 8, 2023
Does God love me? The messy, sinful me? Recently, a friend sent me the book, “He Loves Me! Learning to Live in the Father’s Affection.” In the first chapter, author Wayne Jacobsen compares our relationship to the Father’s love ...
Jaimie Eckert
Jan 5, 2023
