Back to school time…we might think of buying new school clothes and supplies…all those school activities…homework. If we’re homeschooling, it’s ordering curriculum and lesson planning. Since I am a teacher, it’s reading textbooks and planning. […]
Category: Spiritual Disciplines
Uncluttering Your Soul
“Untangling yourself from the overscheduled, overwhelming web of your current life is not for the faint of heart. It’s honest, rigorous work.” “Simplified living…requires uncluttering your soul.” I recently read these statements made by Bill […]
Think This, Not That
I saw a post on Facebook today that said “7 Things to Give Up.” Here is the list: People Pleasing Doubting Yourself Negative Thinking Fear of Failure Criticizing Yourself Saying Yes When You Want to […]
This Little Light
I love how God reveals himself to us differently in a variety of settings. I cherish my quiet time alone with the LORD, as well as the way I experience His presence during corporate worship. […]
Course Correction
There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. –Proverbs 14:12 (NLT) A battleship appeared to be on a collision course with another ship one foggy evening. The battleship’s […]
Becoming Myself
Soren Kierkegaard said, “Now with God’s help, I will become myself.” That means I become who God intended me to be—not who the world “squishes” me to be. The measure of a woman’s value does […]
Wait, Wait, Wait!
I don’t like to wait. It seems like wasted time. I always look for the shortest line in the grocery store, while driving, pretty much anywhere I go. But they who wait for the Lord […]
Waiting and Serving
With Easter coming in a few weeks, I have been thinking about Christ’s crucifixion, his resurrection and ascension into heaven. It also leads me to think about Christ’s return. What a glorious day that will […]
Letting Go!
I’m a fixer. You know the kind of person who has the great need to fix a situation, a relationship, and a problem no matter what. However some things just cannot be fixed! Learning to […]
Hope
I have hope as I prepare to enter this New Year. I have hope in a God who understands the struggle and pain; He is with me in the silence and rejoices with me in […]