{"id":7064017,"date":"2026-09-22T12:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/triggered-but-still-his-expressively-his\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:33:28","slug":"triggered-but-still-his-expressively-his","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7064017","title":{"rendered":"Triggered, but still HIS \u2026 \u2013 Expressively HIS \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-539\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last night I enjoyed an all-too-brief moment of zen, courtesy of an early evening thunderstorm at my home in southeast Kerrville.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/2025\/08\/14\/triggered-but-still-his\/summer-storm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1170,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"summer storm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg?w=750\" width=\"887\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg?w=887\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.86707310718566;width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg?w=887 887w, https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg?w=130 130w, https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg?w=260 260w, https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/nickidechertcarlson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/summer-storm.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the seeming tranquility, I faced frantic thoughts like \u201cIs everyone ok? Is everyTHING ok? What if the river is rising? How can we protect the office?\u201d At the same moment these thoughts raced in, I also realized they were so small compared to the thousands of people who suffered real, devastating loss, and\/or faced actual memories of being in those floodwaters. PTSD is real, and heavy rain may be our trigger around here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knowing all this, tonight I tried to make peace with the storm. I sat on the deck and embraced it and thanked God for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not 30 seconds after I filmed this video, a giant flash of lighting lit up the sky directly in front of me, and the thunderclap followed almost immediately and was so loud I slapped my hands over my ears without even thinking. I hurried back inside the house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sigh. Maybe next time. Baby steps of healing and progress will have to suffice for today. There will always be the next storm. Until then, stay close to the One capable of calming it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, \u201cPeace, be still!\u201d <br \/>And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.<\/p>\n<p><cite>\u202d\u202dMark\u202c \u202d4\u202c:\u202d39\u202c NKJ<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Triggered, but still HIS,<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Nicki<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I enjoyed an all-too-brief moment of zen, courtesy of an early evening thunderstorm at my home in southeast Kerrville. Despite the seeming tranquility, I faced frantic thoughts like \u201cIs everyone ok? Is everyTHING ok? What if the river is rising? 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