About This Blog

Welcome to Beautiful Upheaval.

Major life transitions are an unavoidable part of the journey.

Whether you are navigating the beautiful life stage changes such as graduations, weddings, and career advancement, or the unexpected changes of a health crisis, divorce, or sudden death, transition has a way of throwing our lives into upheaval.

In the foggy land of the in-between, we often find ourselves in a swirl of disorientation, grief, and fear, stumbling forward into a new way of life. Take heart, the unfamiliar landscape will not last forever. A new beauty can be found even in the most devastating of changes. It just takes time.

Bite-sized Wisdom… This blog is designed to be a resource in small bites of wisdom for weary people in the trenches of transition. For you. For your family. For your friends. For your co-workers. Not every post will be relevant to you, but someone else may come to mind. Pass them on.

These nuggets of wisdom come from many of the interactions over the years in our work at a wholistic care center in Southern Spain which provides counseling, training, healing prayer, and spiritual care for global workers. Global life is packed with change.

Discovering faith in the midst of change… We cannot venture into the topic of transitions without mentioning faith. Upheaval has a way of bringing us face-to-face with our core beliefs about God, self, and others. The fragility of our life's framework may suddenly become apparent. Our understanding of God may be rocked. Our theology may be challenged. Our familiar pathways of connecting with God may grow stale.

In the chaos of change, I hope to point you to the heart of God--the safest place to seek refuge in instability. Ours is a God who is open to questions, strong emotions, and human frailty.

May you receive hope and wisdom from this blog as we journey together,

Amy LaViolette Galloway, M.A.