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The Distance Between Disrespect and Self-Respect
The pain of needing distance from people who are supposed to love you unconditionally, and who everyone believes do, is a special grief
Melissa Saulnier
22 hours ago5 min read


Joy and Suffering in the Same Season
Many of us have internalized the idea that feeling good when others feel bad is somehow morally wrong, that joy in the presence of suffering
Melissa Saulnier
Dec 26, 20254 min read


Breaking the Chain: When Only God Can Fix What Generations Couldn’t
The only light in all of this hardship, the only thing that has made the difference, has been that I have felt the presence of God.
Melissa Saulnier
Dec 3, 20256 min read


Standing Firm at the Gate
Your new season isn’t just about you. It’s about everyone your obedience will impact, every life you’ll touch, every assignment you’ll fulfi
Melissa Saulnier
Nov 25, 20252 min read


When Thanksgiving Feels Heavy: Finding Light in Dark Seasons
Some years, Thanksgiving doesn’t arrive wrapped in Norman Rockwell scenes and Instagram-perfect gatherings.
Melissa Saulnier
Nov 24, 20254 min read


How Spiritual Resistance Manifests
Not every conflict is spiritual warfare, of course. Sometimes tensions arise because change legitimately affects other people, and they’re p
Melissa Saulnier
Nov 18, 20255 min read


On Fair-Weather Friends and the Art of Quiet Guardedness
My memoir is about my resilience, my faith, my overcoming spirit. It’s about the person I fought to become. And that person has learned to h
Melissa Saulnier
Nov 14, 20254 min read


The Enemy at the Gate
Opposition isn’t random, it’s strategic. The enemy doesn’t waste resources fighting battles that don’t matter. He concentrates his efforts a
Melissa Saulnier
Nov 11, 20252 min read


Tools for My Next Assignment
My old season gave me tools I don’t even realize I’m carrying yet. That job I hated? It taught me systems, processes, or people skills…
Melissa Saulnier
Nov 4, 20252 min read


The Masterpiece Under Construction
But as you give thanks, remember, you’re not staying there. You’re not meant to build a monument to the old season. You’re meant to extract
Melissa Saulnier
Oct 28, 20252 min read


The Hidden Curriculum of Hard Seasons
David’s years fleeing from Saul felt like delay, like injustice, like God had forgotten His promise. But those years forged in David
Melissa Saulnier
Oct 14, 20253 min read


What Was Forged in the Fire
As I prepare to step into my new season, I must learn to look back at the old one with gratitude rather than nostalgia.
Melissa Saulnier
Oct 14, 20253 min read
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