Slow Down!

Slowing down this weekend is giving me time to read/reflect. I've over just watching TV. It makes me feel lazy even though I know I should rest to get over what I've probably been fighting for over 4 weeks. It's my nature to want to be productive, but I know I should rest this weekend. I … Continue reading Slow Down!

Striving vs. Being

If you read my last post, you read my final reminder...the sacrifices are worth the rewards. I'm a learner at heart so I am always thinking about my life journey in terms of my health, my spirituality, my emotions and what I can do to learn in each season. I have had seasons of ignoring … Continue reading Striving vs. Being

I Want More

“More and more” is a phrase often used in a negative context because it can imply discontentment. And when we are referring to selfish needs, it is negative and unhealthy. But there is the positive tension with the phrase. It relates to the unselfish side of what we are striving to be with the Holy … Continue reading I Want More

You Are Beautiful!

Most days I am okay with how I look – I mean I am realistic I am almost *ahem* years old. I haven’t always been okay with it. I have struggled to varying degrees with not being pretty enough, thin enough, athletic enough. But the realities of life and focusing on God’s truth have helped … Continue reading You Are Beautiful!

TMI – it’s what you think!

Being sick gives extra time for reflection, but when your head's next to the toilet, it's not exactly quality reflection time. Nonetheless, these are my toilet reflections. My emotions are unreliable to live life by, but I listen to them daily. At times, I put more weight in my emotions than I do other truth … Continue reading TMI – it’s what you think!