I have chosen my One-Word for 2017. Do you choose a word for each year? My word for 2016 was “position”, and while I tend to be very critical of myself and my accomplishments, looking back I feel I did quite well positioning myself to be more open to the Lord and to those around me….
Are you happy? I don’t mean at this very moment; I mean, do you live a perpetually happy life? Yes, I know there are the Tiggers of this world who naturally see the cup as half-full, and the Eyores who naturally see it half-empty. But despite our personality traits, with which we are born and…
I recently read a short article that my uncle shared on Facebook. My uncle is really cool. He’s a professional jazz singer and musician. He lived with us for a while when I was a little girl and I remember how he’d take his guitar, open the Bible and start singing verses. He’d often write…
It was a defining moment for me. I sat at my desk feeling disappointed in myself for having lost my temper and yet frustrated by my circumstances. I was on a waiting list for a procedure so I could be put on a waiting list for a necessary operation. I couldn’t explain why, but I…
When we look at the story of Jacob and Esau, we can conclude that Jacob had God’s blessing and Esau didn’t. So how can we avoid becoming like Esau? Lie and half-truths. Cheating and manipulation. Jealousy, envy, and fighting. This family was so dysfunctional. If this story were set in today’s generation, we would never…
I was encouraged by Valencia at Buildeth Her House to write this list and link up on her blog. I thought it was such a great idea, in light of the current trend of husband and man bashing. I started, thinking “sure! I can come up with 100 things, no problem” but as I got into it…
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