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My Experience with Church Hurt, Part 4
This is the final part of my series on church hurt. In the first three posts, I shared experiences that reshaped how I view community, leadership, and trust within the church. This last post isn’t about the wound — it’s about the healing. It’s about what I’ve learned, what I’ve released, and how God has…
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My Experience with Church Hurt, Part 3
Hurt…Again When we found our new church in 2016, I thought the hard part was over. I was hopeful—maybe even a little naive. I wanted this to be the place where healing turned into belonging. But healing isn’t always linear, and community can be both beautiful and complicated. A New Church, A New Hope I…
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My Experience with Church Hurt, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, I shared how I grew up in church. I also discussed how I poured myself into ministry. Eventually, I reached a breaking point. It left me burned out and disillusioned. Walking away was both freeing and unsettling. I didn’t know who I was outside of constant church involvement. Part…
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My Experience with Church Hurt, Part 1
**I want to approach this gingerly. I realize some people have suffered severe abuse and are now dealing with the resulting trauma and crisis of faith. It’s important to note that I am only speaking from my own experience. I fully acknowledge and respect that each person’s experience of church hurt is unique and valid.**…
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Banner Year
In the year of our Lord, two thousand and twenty-five…nah, I’m just kidding. For real though, this has been a big year for me. This is the year that I celebrated 50 years of life. At the end of last year, I had an idea. I knew how I wanted to celebrate. I wanted to…
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Past Katrina
How many times have you started something with the intention to go back to it later in the day to finish it? You only realize that you didn’t finish it when its “undone-ness” causes a problem. My husband and I joke about how the past versions of us are jerks because they do things that…
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Why Katrina’s Waves?
When reading a blog, I often wonder why it’s been given a particular name. So, I decided to use my first post to explain how I came up with mine. My name is Katrina, which is where the first part of my blog name comes from. The second part, “Waves”, was inspired by the band…
Katrina's Waves 