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When You’re Tired of Pretending You’re Fine

When You’re Tired of Pretending You’re Fine

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...
Clean Clothes, Human Dignity, and the Quiet Ways We Care

Clean Clothes, Human Dignity, and the Quiet Ways We Care

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...

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