A Wink and a Nod
You know that moment that makes your day? … that moment that changes your grumpiness into happiness? … that moment that shifts your attitude from one side to the other? For me, all it took was a wink and a nod! Big, brown expressive eyes peered at me through the...
Boldness Is…
As I continue to explore what "bold" is and what inhibits each of us from pursuing it, I know that the last word you would use to describe me is "bold". However, God doesn't believe that and continues to pursue me relentlessly to push aside my fears and instead walk...
Voices
Unnamed Untamed Unchanging Unrelenting You creep right into my happy and dig deep into my heart and mind You whittle away at my tough exterior until I am raw, exposed and I become a puddle of vulnerability You cut to my very core and my confidence is shattered You are...
Boldness Blooms Here
Last week, I wrote about being bold and I shared the story of one momma's wish for her daughter. God showed up during that conversation and graced all three of us with a new understanding of boldness. To catch up from last week click here. So if boldness took root in...
Be Bold
"BE BOLD" said the momma to her daughter. "I want you to grow up to be bold!" The daughter gazed intently at her mom through her chocolate brown eyes, absorbing every word. I sat across the table soaking in this momma's advice to her daughter, knowing that this truth...
A ‘Seasoned’ Season
Another snow and ice storm approaches and the calendar has flipped to March. Did anyone tell Mother Nature that Winter should be waning and not reappearing in full force? Just last week, glimmers of Spring graced many of us with temperatures in the 60s and rain...
Courage
COURAGE Is it a skill, a trait, or a gift? Do we inherit courage or learn it from those around us? Can we share courage if we have it, can our courage grow stronger or can we receive it from someone else? These questions require us to pause and learn what courage...
When the Fog Rolls In
The fog creeps in as a thief in the night slowly enveloping the land... Perspiring dampness covering all it touches, A white, mistiness creating a film that overwhelms and overtakes. Measuring its steps, the fog seeps into every pore, smothering all in its wake,...
Beneficial vs. Sacrificial
Dictionary.com defines beneficial as the following: ben·e·fi·cial adjective 1. conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: 2. a. helpful in the meeting of needs: a beneficial association. b. involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: a beneficial owner....
Loss Finds Grace
Everyday I am given the ultimate gift - another day to celebrate the life that God chose to give me. Each day the morning sky signals a new beginning and I am given another chance to seize whatever lies before me. But loss hovers on the horizon. Loss that changes...
Sufficient Grace
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 This verse has been haunting me for the last...
Delight is the New Joy
Joy and Delight Joy - a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; the emotion of great delight dictionary.com Delight- a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy, rapture dictionary.com Joy and delight need each other. Joy and delight work together. The two...
Did You Say “Yes” Today?
I have a confession to make... I did not say "yes" today! In fact, I know all the right things to say and many days they are flowing right out of my mouth. You can take one look at me and on the outside I'm also doing all the right things. I am a Master of creating...
Words of Wisdom in a Grief-Filled Moment
Life Lessons - What God is Teaching Me About Grief - Part 1 GRIEF: is a brokenness as a result of a loss is a raw, back-stabbing pain is an aching emptiness GRIEF: can consume you can blind side you can be overcome! As I travel through a new normal after the loss of...
I Can Do This Myself – Right???
Choices - Decisions - Options - Alternatives Everyday we are faced with 100s of decisions and split second chances to make appropriate choices. These can be as simple as what to wear that day or what to eat for dinner (never a simple choice for me). These can be as...
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