Alicia Searl

1 week ago | crosswalk.com | Alicia Searl

Your Daily PrayerA Prayer for the Weary Mom This Mother’s DayBy Alicia SearlBible Reading:“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” - Galatians 6:9Read or Listen Below:This past weekend, we celebrated my daughter’s sixteenth birthday by heading to the beach with eight of her friends and enjoying a picturesque waterside picnic.

1 week ago | crosswalk.com | Alicia Searl

It led me to ponder the words in the Song of Solomon, a book often noted at weddings or referred to when we seek advice on love. But I think there is so much more to this book in the Bible than a bunch of flowery poems that dish up an admirable “love quote.”The Song of Solomon is actually a sincere exchange between two lovers, a man and his beautiful bride. And while some of the verses may make one blush, there is a precious theme that begins to unfold as we listen to their love story.

1 week ago | crosswalk.com | Alicia Searl

Oh, dear momma, I wish I had the right words to comfort your heart as we come into a holiday that brings all kinds of heaviness and a unique pain. My heart breaks with yours, as I understand this burden you carry. I know the tinge of anger you feel, the mixed emotions that emerge out of nowhere, and all the memories that randomly resurface at the most inopportune times. I sadly understand the odd loneliness and sense of abandonment that comes with this time of year.

4 weeks ago | christianity.com | Alicia Searl

As a girl who is prone to anxiety and battles bouts of depression, I understand and can sympathize when the stress rises and turns into a full-blown panic attack. It can be alarming and scary when you begin to feel that inner heat flood from your racing heart, producing sweaty palms, trembling limbs, and a tightness in your chest, making it hard to catch your breath. The last time I had a panic attack, I was forced to ride an elevator in order to visit my uncle in the hospital.

1 month ago | gospel1190.com | Alicia Searl

Have you noticed how our culture isn’t good at sharing the beautiful beginnings of a marriage? In fact, practically every show or fairy tale that has been portrayed, since we were children, shares a sweet love story, yet ends with – “They lived happily ever after.” Talk about a confusing and mixed message. What does happily ever after even look like?