Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible.” Corrie Ten Boom Have you ever taken a moment and really looked at the names in the “Hall of faith” that is mentioned in Hebrews 11? It is a list of people who despite their outward circumstances relied on God to keep his promises to them. Some were murderers, some were liars. Well, one of them was a prostitute. How about that? In my faith journey, I was always... Read more
“Don’t run from a challenge. Instead run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.” Nadia Comăneci The Olympics are about to be in full swing in Paris, France. All the world’s best athletes gather together in hopes of winning a medal. How did they train to get on to the team? What makes them so very excellent at their craft? In all my research, the first step was discipline and routine. ... Read more
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. Buddha I don’t know about you all but my timeline is full of politics, opinions, more opinions, opinions piled upon opinions and then more opinions. If you click on the link the algorithm is going to send you more op-ed articles about opinions. You almost need to peek through your fingers when opening any social... Read more
“Time is a purgatory that has cleansed all fury from my memory.” Sándor Márai I’ve been reading a lot about the mindset of the world at the moment. More specifically the mind zeitgeist of Americans currently. Are we experiencing mental purgatory due to the state of events taking place in the world? I am a political junkie, sometimes much to my detriment. I am prone to mindless scrolling and political scrolling on social media. After I get sucked into reel... Read more
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the highest creed. Woodrow Wilson Right now the times seem fractured It’s peak political season here in the US. Most of the people I talk to are so tired of it, like 2 years ago. The mud slinging and ugliness have been given about one hundred energy drinks and it has caused everything to kick into high gear. I have a hunch. The voices that... Read more
“Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor-it’s anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living.” Peter Walsh Have you ever considered cleaning out your spiritual refrigerator? Cleaning. Yuck, right? Recently I undertook the just laborious task of cleaning out our refrigerator. Why do I refer to the task as laborious? Honestly, the refrigerator was neglected. Things piled up, the bento boxes with leftovers and good intentions sat there collecting stinky smells. That random... Read more
“When Christianity entered into the world, people were not Christians and the difficulty was to become a Christian. Nowadays the difficulty in becoming a Christian is that one must cease to become a Christian.” Soren Kierkegaard In today’s Lectionary at church, the scripture was Mark 3. We focused on the section of the text in which Jesus was referred to as “Out of his mind” by his family. The scribes referred to him as possessed with Satan! Why had... Read more
“Hope is a whisper in a world that shouts. But listen for it. Listen for it. Listen for it.” Liz Newman This week in the US we all just held our breath. The presidential debates happened. It was a train wreck, and we all just watched that train chug a long right into that wall. I am not going to make my political preferences known, as a military mom, I keep those very private beliefs largely within the sphere to... Read more
“It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without heart.” Gandi The “I Don’t Know” Prayer has been making the Social Media rounds I have seen a trend the last few days on social media concerning prayer. One such trend is, “It’s okay to tell God I don’t know.” As I pondered this thought, I landed on verbose prayers. While sometimes that is needed. There are times when you look at a situation and just... Read more
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I ended up where I intended to be.” Douglas Adams I am a huge fan of Douglas Adams. I can thank my husband for that. He introduced me to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy several years ago. Once I picked up the book, I couldn’t put it down. I loved the idea of keeping a towel with you at all times. You might need it... Read more
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