My Seven Mountains of Influence
People like to use the “F” word and one day I was thinking about how to put a positive spin on it. I saw several life categories starting with F that needed attention. I wrote in my journal back then (early 2000’s): · Faith. · Family. · Friends. · Finances. · Fitness. · Fulfillment. · …
O Holy Triune God
Photo by Christina Dahl on Unsplash O Holy Triune God: Who can fathom Your mysteries and probe Your limits? Your thoughts are nothing like my thoughts and Your ways are far beyond anything I could imagine. Thank You for revealing Yourself to me through creation. I stand amazed at Your sheer beauty as I gaze…
One Word Transforms
Twelve years ago, I read a book by Jon Gordon called One Word That Will Change Your Life. This little book altered my perspective forever a about setting goals and making new year resolutions! Resolutions vs. One Word How well do you keep your New Year Resolutions? The mere thought of making a resolution conjures bad…
Hope: My Miscarriage Hope
This is a repost from a dear friend’s blog: keviana.com Hey, I just wanted to address something no one ever addressed for me… After every miscarriage, I both felt and thought I was an “American dream” and “Christian wife” failure. And I hurt— really hurt— on the inside with identity loss. My thoughts became really…
Blogger Frustrations
Writing a blog post is harder than it looks! Words swirl in my head like white, fluffy puffs off a mature dandelion! Would you believe I started blogging before blogging was a thing? I found my first blog rant recently and it looks like this: 9/20/04 What is this? Whoa. I have no idea what a…
Anxiety
What makes you most anxious? Anxiety is a terrible thing. What makes me most anxious in life is going to the dentist! I slather myself with Peace & Calming Oil. I bring my music playlist and earbuds. I pray in the spirit. I try to drown out the experience altogether! I let my Hygenist and…
A Different Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was different this year… Sometimes when life feels like it’s swallowing you, a change of pace is necessary. Such was our Thanksgiving this year. Doug and I had a simple day. Do I want to do it that way every year? No. But we absolutely loved making this year, the only year of our…
My One Word for 2021
A friend gave me a gift yesterday. With it was a beautiful cardstock with the words: Beautiful Capable Worthy I hadn’t really given a lot of prayer or thought to my “one word” for the new year. Yet, as I read these words, the Lord flashed through my soul: “You have come to know how…
About me…
I’ve always enjoyed journaling. One of my earliest memories as a child is scribbling across a piece of paper. As I scribbled, I was thinking how proud my mom was going to be when I showed her what I had written. The feel of the paper under my hand brought me great comfort. I still…
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