It's still October and people are putting up their Christmas trees, hoping for a little sparkle in their homes and pep in their step. Or maybe, it's hope we are all searching for. A light at the end of this long tunnel. The rainbow after the storm. Where is it? Where is the end to… Continue reading Lessons from the Ark
When hard things happen, there are many ways to cope. One of the most predominant reactions is...well...not to. We can either get so busy we don't leave room in our brain to spend time processing our experience, or, we make ourselves busy...so we don't have to spend time processing our experience. Amid stay-at-home orders and… Continue reading To the One Who Did Some Soul Searching While Quarantined
Several years ago a relative of mine received an interesting phone call. It seems that when her father passed away some 30 years before, that He had ownership of a couple of pieces of land out in Texas. Untouched ground, just sitting there. A big 'ol company wanted to test the soil and see if… Continue reading The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Several years ago, I felt a strong calling to love on single mothers that were in our community. In my search to find out what single mothers needed and desired, I came across a woman in Michigan who had been doing life with single moms for years, helping to meet their needs, keeping them engaged… Continue reading When we Obey, God Will Make a Way
Have you ever been on a vacation and had trouble relaxing? Women especially seem to struggle with this. Our minds are planning what our family will eat every meal, what time we should start getting the children ready to go have some fun and how to keep the sink from piling up with dirty dishes… Continue reading Making Intentional Changes to Our Human Tendencies
What if busyness was an actual muscle in our bodies? Like a bicep that thrives with weight resistant curls. Or the heart that strengthens with consistent cardio activity. What if the need to be busy strengthened and grew each time we flexed this muscle? If busyness were a muscle we would have to work it… Continue reading Becoming the Boss of Busyness
Both of my children have birthdays this season and every year about this time I go back and recollect the memories of the labor pains it took to birth them. I find myself reminiscing about how big I was as I approached the impending due dates. How I felt, what I looked like, how I… Continue reading Staying the Course in Spite of the Cramps
Surely he will realize how disruptive he is being. For heaven's sake, church has started! The lights are dimmed. The opening video is playing. People are seated quietly. Why does he keep talking...and laughing...and talking some more? And who is he talking with? It takes two, right? Who is the other person who is not… Continue reading Putting our Thoughts in Their Rightful Place
Choosing to Trust the Author of Our Stories in the Midst of Hard Chapters I recently took a day to put the top down and take some back roads. I love taking in the sights of small town America and imagining how those towns first came to be. Who settled there first, and who keeps… Continue reading Turn The Page
"Well, that will leave a mark!!" Have you ever injured yourself and thought or said those words to yourself immediately following? It's no fun. Pain that has been inflicted on us, whether intentionally or not, leaves a mark. Here's what Merriam Webster says about it: MARK -an impression (as a scratch, scar, or stain) made… Continue reading Finding Purpose in Our Scars
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