Maria Bowersock

Oh, Goodness the Twenty-Ninth Chapter

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Today, on the blog, I’m sharing an entire chapter from my book so that you can be encouraged and inspired in your own faith. I’d love to hear from you after you read it by commenting on the blog below!

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P.S.S. The book is on sale for the holidays so grab a copy for yourself or as a gift. It’s a gift that will keep…

Hi NF Community! Since our last Freedom in Trauma events and Maria’s podcast with Davey Blackburn, you’ve been asking for more information on trauma therapy. We finally were able to sit down with April Nelson, a certified EMDR therapist (a type of trauma therapy), to answer some of your questions. To learn more about April and her practice, visit her here.

What is Trauma?

Any disturbing or…

If everything in our lives we knew to be good was gone, would we still say God is good? What if his goodness is grounded in something more than our experiences? What if that goodness actually runs so deep that it can never be erased from our souls…the very place we need to believe it most? Maybe God’s goodness isn’t about a set of events after all. Maybe his goodness is how he takes every event…

Good.

It’s a word used often to describe various circumstances and events. Whether we realize it or not, our mind is always processing if something is good or bad.

“The television show I’m now hooked on is good.”

  “The run I took last night was bad.”

  “The coffee at that restaurant was bad.”

  “Church service was so good today.”

Websterdefines good as an adjective, noun, and adverb in these…

Good.

It’s a word used often to describe various circumstances and events. Whether we realize it or not, our mind is always processing if something is good or bad.

“The television show I’m now hooked on is good.”

  “The run I took last night was bad.”

  “The coffee at that restaurant was bad.”

  “Church service was so good today.”

Websterdefines good as an adjective, noun, and adverb in these…

Harry Raines I Will Never Forget

It was a few years after 9/11 struck and I was in Middle School. Meet Middle School Maria (I apologize in advance).  I was sitting in the youth room, at church, preparing for our missions trip meeting. I had signed up with a group of friends to go on a missions trip to NYC. Middle School Maria did loved Jesus in the way she knew how to but she was also more motivated by going on missions trips…

Transitions can be super fun and exciting. They can also be challenging and overwhelming. Transitions bring change, change invites the unknown, and moving forward in the unknown is scary.

Something I’ve been noticing over that last few years is we do an awesome job encouraging change, being excited about the outcome, but there seems to be a gap or the sound crickets 🦗 when it comes to the…

The Grace is Real

Hey ladies! My name is Mara, I’m 20 years old and I am named FREE!

  It all started a little over three years ago when I was face to face with the sin and lies I had been living in, covering myself in, and identifying myself with. Little did I know that there IS a King who loves me immensely and has so much favor upon my life. It’s very hard to sum up the way God has touched my life and turned…

If you live in the United States, you spent this last weekend celebrating freedom with fireworks, friends, food, family, and blasting “Proud to be an American” by Lee Greenwood.

  Freedom.

  It’s why we, Named Free, exists- our motivation. With that, we spent this weekend reflecting on what freedom means to us personally. Click here to read how you describe what freedom means to you. We’ve loved…

Overcoming Bible Study Obstacles

*A Guest Post*

  A few weeks ago, I asked my Facebook friends to tell me some obstacles they faced when it came to studying the Bible.  They echoed some of the same challenges: the Bible is difficult to understand, where do you begin, and an inability to stay focused.  I understood the struggle all to well, until a couple of years ago.

In 2017, I attended conference for writers and speakers in…

Do You Walk or Run?

Psalm 119 says, “I will walk in freedom.”

What does it look like, for you, to walk in freedom? Write it down!

I can’t help but think about the difference between a walk and a run, especially since I’m training for a tri (it’s super mini so don’t get impressed.) After my runs, I always take a five minute walk to cool down. Let me tell you something about a walk after a run, it feels nice.

In…

Freedom in Trauma; loss of a child

Losing a child is both traumatic and devastating. The devastation brings grief. Trauma can cause a rewiring of the way we process information, like grief. Grief is a natural and healthy response to lose. Symptoms of trauma aren’t healthy or helpful to live a full and free life in Jesus. Named Free Ministries recognizes the importance of being trauma informed so…

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3: 5-6

You know that moment when your body is awake but your eyes aren’t there quite yet, that’s the moment in time this verse came to my mind. I laid there with my eyes shut a little longer, thinking if I opened them this moment would…

Details on Getting a Free Ticket for NF Reprieve Event

Hi Ladies,

We have ten tickets to give away. This post contains the details on how you can receive a free ticket. Read below for a step by step instruction.

1. Purchase a ticket 🎫 for the October 15 event by paying $5 thought PayPal or Eventbrite.

2. The first ten registrants will receive an email from a member of the NFM Team- the same day of their purchase- with directions for claiming your…

I get grace and love but…

Any time I read a blog post or status that includes something like, “I get grace and love but… truth. Speak the truth!” I cringe a bit for the one that already feels alone and isolated in her bondage.

I know what it’s like to know you’re living in sin and not know how to get out of it. I know what it’s like to feel stuck and no one is willing to get their hands too “dirty” in your sin because…