It’s my sincerest hope that wherever you are, that you are warm, well and in good health. There seems to be a lot of information swirling around and not all of it good or helpful. Even if it looks bleak, you don’t have to focus on it. If you’re totally stressing, you’re completely justified. However,…
Tag: Encouragement
Motivation, hope, beating blues, defeating depression, taking a pause, lifting up
How I Got Up
How are you holding up? Where are you finding your strength over these trying times? What are you struggling with since the shutdowns and lock downs started? Normally, I don’t post in the middle of the week, but this is a bonus post for all my faithful followers. Since December, I’ve worked long hours from…
From Innocence to Wisdom
Over the last few years, I’ve had the pleasure of having several conversations with Teresa through LinkedIn. An amazing encourager, she has elevated me more than once with her kind positivism. As founder and creative director of His Creation Works studio and a fellow writer, Teresa graciously accepted my invitation to guest post. The Passage…
Flowers for Your Soul
Dare I pause amid the onslaught to enjoy a few hours away from the office?
The Truth about Faith
I have a little surprise for all of you. This week the post is from a bright young man in our congregation, Yuri Weisberger. When I heard this message, I had to share it with all of you. If you like it, be sure to comment so we can encourage his writing gift. What is…
All Your Dreams
It is my hope that this year will be your biggest adventure yet!
Giving Thanks
I just wanted to give thanks to you… For showing up here to read these posts. I know you’ve got a full life, an overfull life. And when things are going great, it’s manageable. It doesn’t take much for the one more thing to throw everything else off. That’s when things fall off the calendar,…
When You Sing
As a gift, I received from my daughter a little book called, What I Love About Mom. The book sets up a sentence and she filled in the blanks. I had a good chuckle over a few of them. If you were a scent, you’d be Warm OceanBreeze. But one of her responses took my breath…
Kicking Fear to the Curb
Since I’ve actively begun rooting out fears and staring them down, I’ve learned I’m not alone in this endeavor. As much as we desire to be fearless, it seems many of us battle with some fear. Speaking in public, catching a deadly illness, or meeting new people are just a few. Those things that make…
Measuring the Cost
My husband is dangerously close to running out of peanut butter, our car needs gas and I need to replace various items in my wardrobe. For me, hopping into a vehicle and running to the store, popping by a station to fill my tank and a brief detour to Kohl’s pretty much satisfies all those…
Busyness vs. Rest
I like to keep busy. Over the course of my life, I’ve held several jobs simultaneously and once it was up to four. The reasons are the same two for most people: debt and bills. Even when my main focus was homeschooling my daughter, I worked odd jobs and threw pots in my ceramics studio….
Feeling the Heat
I hope your summer is going better than planned. With longer days, the workload has been ramping up here – but that isn’t a complaint. With extended hours of daylight, I’m inclined to go out and enjoy the company of others. Last week I overheard someone say that though it’s just now July, for them,…
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