It was one of my more brilliant schemes as a kid. We had this huge RV-covered patio attached to our mobile home. It was perfect for roller skating, and in a neighborhood of young families with kids it was the popular place to be during the summer. Realizing it’s potential, at a tender age of […]
Seeing God’s Hand in Difficult Times
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 […]
4 Ways to Respond When You’re Out of Control {How to Have a Stress-Less Life week 4}
There is almost no worse feeling than the feeling that a situation with major implications is completely out of your control. I spent the entire day feeling desperate, depressed, and completely incapable of turning my situation around. If I’d had the power to fix it, I would have….days ago. But the ultimate decision didn’t rest […]
Give Yourself Permission to Disappoint {How to Have a Stress-Less Life week 3}
I knew I had some really tough choices to make. My plate wasn’t just full, it was overflowing. It was cracking under the sheer volume of stuff I’d continued to pile on top of it. I was a hoarder; a chronic “yes” sayer. It wasn’t so much that I wasn’t in tune with how much […]
4 Things to Remember When You’ve Failed
I’m sitting here typing with a heavy heart. I’ve been carrying it around for a day and a half now…it’s kind of a heavy load to bear. You see – yesterday I messed up. I’m in a tough place momentarily because I need an operation that I have to wait for (please don’t worry […]
3 Ways to Differentiate the Urgent from the Important {How to Have a Stress-Less Life – Week 2}
I can’t believe it’s only been a year ago. I was weighed down by a metric ton of expectations and responsibilities: some perceived, some real, some mine, some from those around me, some genuinely urgent, some important, and some not important at all. Yes, I believe that God will not give us a burden we […]
When God Gives You What You Want
I’ve heard the faulty theology countless times and it disturbs me. “If God didn’t want me to have this, He would take away my desire for it.” Nowhere in the Word do we see our desire for something as an indicator for God’s will. I suppose people arrive at this conclusion because of their own […]
How to Have a Stress-less Life
Health is a tri-part matter. Spirit, soul and body. While not all physical illness is due to a chronically unhealthy spirit or soul, the latter will eventually lead to the former. I believe the Bible speaks to this when it says that bitterness and sorrow dry up the bones. But brittle bones are not the […]
