by Laura Sharp-Waites | May 31, 2026 | Christian Encouragement, Emotional Healing, Faith During Hard Times, Soul Care Sunday
You’ve been carryingmore than most people realize. Responsibilities.Emotions.Quiet burdensyou’ve learned to holdwithout saying much. From the outside,it may look like you’re managing. But inside…it’s heavy. And God sees all of it. Not just what you show—but what...
by Laura Sharp-Waites | May 28, 2026 | Burnout, Christian Encouragement, Emotional Healing, Faith During Hard Times, Pastoral Care, Soul Care
Invisible Pain, Exhausted Hearts, and the Courage to Tell the Truth And underneath all of it is a quiet exhaustion nobody really sees. In this week’s solo episode of At the Counter with the Baking Pastor, I sat down at the counter to answer listener questions about...
by Laura Sharp-Waites | May 22, 2026 | Burnout Recovery, Christian Encouragement, Emotional Healing, Faith During Hard Times, Quiet Faith, Soul Care, Uncategorized
Faith, Pressure, and Finding Your Way Back There are seasons when you’re not just physically tired. You’re spiritually tired too. Not because you’ve stopped loving God.Not because your faith disappeared. But because life has asked more of you than you knew how to...
by Laura Sharp-Waites | May 19, 2026 | Christian Encouragement, Everyday Faith, Faith and Healing, Pastoral Care, Soul Care
What a Laundromat Taught Me About Being Seen Sometimes care doesn’t arrive in grand gestures. Sometimes it looks like: a washer humming in the background, a warm bag of clean clothes, someone remembering your name, or a chair pulled close enough to say, “Tell me how...
by Laura Sharp-Waites | May 15, 2026 | Anxiety and Faith, At the Counter, Authenticity, Burnout, Burnout Recovery, Christian Encouragement, Christian Podcast, Christian Women, Gentle Healing, Grief & Healing, Identity, Podcast Reflections
The Quiet Exhaustion of Pretending You’re Fine Some people become so good at holding everything together…that nobody realizes how much they’re carrying. Not their friends.Not their church.Not their coworkers.Sometimes not even the people closest to them. They keep...
by Laura Sharp-Waites | Jan 14, 2026 | Christian Encouragement, Faith and Healing, Gentle Healing, Grief, Grief & Healing
And what actually begins to help. “Time heals all wounds.” It’s one of the most common things people say to someone who is grieving. And sometimes… it’s one of the loneliest things to hear. Because the truth is:time passes,and some losses still ache in quiet ways. The...