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Who is Your Favorite Author?

Who is Your Favorite Author?

Q & A with Author Natalie Bymaster Natalie standing next to both the enlightening and controversial works of John Steinbeck. If you know me, then this will be no surprise.  My favorite author is John Steinbeck.  I enjoy reading Steinbeck because his...

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Author Q & A With Natalie Bymaster

Author Q & A With Natalie Bymaster

In The Cliff to the Cure, why were you staring at the white ceiling so much? In my book, I have quite a few references to the white ceiling.  During the book, I’m staring at the ceiling or referring to my relationship with the ceiling.  Let me explain a...

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A Love for Writing

A Love for Writing

Thoughts on Writing With Author Natalie Bymaster My love of writing began when I was a teenager.  I wrote out my teenage experiences in a special, purple journal.  I would go to high school and then write about it in my purple journal each night before I...

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3 Reasons Why Self-Esteem is Not Biblical

3 Reasons Why Self-Esteem is Not Biblical

Building self-esteem is held in high regard in our culture. It is a common thought in our culture to value high self-esteem.  Before I became a Christian, I was constantly told to build my self-esteem.  I was told that self-esteem would help my “mental illness.”  The...

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Identifying Lies And Renewing the Mind

Identifying Lies And Renewing the Mind

Do You Have to Identify the Lie in Order to Renew Your Mind? In my book, From the Cliff to the Cure, I explain that the Lord cured me of mental illness by renewing my mind.  I explain that I believed lies about my past, myself, and the world around me.  I...

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Running Redeemed – Victory in Christ

Running Redeemed – Victory in Christ

Running redeemed! As I posted previously, I committed to running the Smoky Mountain Relay.  You can check out my previous blog here.  I have exciting news to share about my victory in Christ. As you may have read earlier, getting back into running had its...

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Faith in Action – 5 Tips

Faith in Action – 5 Tips

Help with Faith in Action For many, identifying the lies that a person with mental illness believes is the first step to the cure.  The next step is faith in action.  Taking action in order to overcome those lies can be difficult and intimidating, but it is...

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Mental Illness – Is it a Spiritual Problem?

Mental Illness – Is it a Spiritual Problem?

I have read numerous articles written by people with mental illness claiming that Christians cannot help them.  They claim that Christians say that the problem is spiritual and the cure is to have more faith and pray harder.  As a Christian who has...

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How To Change Your Thought Life

How To Change Your Thought Life

We are not prisoners to our thoughts.  We can choose what we think.  Those were challenging words when I first received them.  In the past, I would to stew on bad thoughts over and over again.  My thought life could keep me angry, immobile, or...

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Running Redeemed

Running Redeemed

I have seen how God has intentionally given me a “second chance” in many areas of my life.  He gives me a new redemptive-style chance where I can do things his way instead of according to the ways of my former life.     For instance, this was true...

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