Truth. Love. Joy.
Last week I wrote about being stuck-in-a-rut. I had taken a much needed 40-day break from some specific distractions, and a lot of action in my life, to reflect. “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” - Peter Drucker During this time of reflection, I read several
It’s not always easy to see the good, especially when we are in the midst of a struggle or facing a storm in our life. It’s not always easy to hang on, persevere, and press on when circumstances aren’t changing… …they aren’t getting better. How then, do we fix our minds on things of above,
Thomas Aquinas once called on Pope Innocent II when he was counting out a large sum of money. The Pope remarked, “You see, Thomas, the church can no longer say, ‘silver and gold have I none.’” Aquinas replied, “True holy father, but neither can she now say, ‘Rise and walk’” Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 This
For Mother’s Day this year my husband gave me a baby rose plant. The plant only had two flowers that were beginning to bloom and the rest of the buds were still closed up tight. As I was looking at this plant dreaming about what it will look like when it is in full bloom
Life is transitional. Seasons change. Life transitions like a season. Seasons come and go in our lives… …sometime friends do too. I recently reconnected with a friend of mine who drifted away, we use to talk almost everyday. I was consumed with losing a job, figuring out what I wanted to do next, being a
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And
Are you stuck in a rut? Some can instantly say YES — I am stuck — it’s noticeable and gnawing at you daily. There needs to be a change, but you’re not really sure what that looks like or are so accustom to the “rut” it seems impossible to get out. For some, the answer
It was 3 years ago today, this Sunday, Mother’s Day — that I will never forget. To give you a clear picture why, I need to back up one day to Saturday. My boys were invited to a birthday party about an hour away from our home. The plan was — I bring them and
Oswald Chambers writes this insightful description of faith based on Hebrews 11:8 “He [Abraham] went out, not knowing where he was going.”… “Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One Who is leading. It is a life of faith, not of intellect and reason, but a life of
I felt the anxiety rise within me: the dishes, the laundry, the obligations, the whimpers, the needs… …overwhelming and crushing and extinguishing. I forgot. Forgot to give thanks. Forgot to serve and love and give thanks in all circumstances. Forgot to choose joy and walk in victory. Somewhere from far away, I heard the words