With ground breaking on our beach property and a new year to plan for my writing goals, I have so much on my mind. It becomes difficult for me to push past the overwhelm and decide on a direction to progress in. When I sat down to put down on paper what my vision and …
I had an epiphany yesterday. It all started as I sat down determined not to fall into my same routine. I began to journal my thoughts, giving voice to my frustrations between what my life is like and what I wish it were like. As I wrote, a question started forming in my mind, what …
Today was the beginning of my new year with the Flourish Writers Academy. I am so ready for this since the last month found me procrastinating as far as my writing was concerned. In preparation for our virtual retreat I worked through the first few pages of the planning guide, arriving at the page where …
After two days of indulging and knowing today would be more of the same, I mentally chastised myself for being unable to restrain myself. I thought over my year and my attempts to exercise and lose weight, and every other desire of mine to do better and be better, concluding I am unable to do …
Last week I shared the scripture I will be adopting as my theme for 2021, stating I wasn’t sure what one word would be the focus for me. Sunday, as I sat in church, the word became clear to me. To tell you the truth, I wanted to reject it and pick another word. The …
Every year in December I spend time considering the new year and what the Lord is speaking to me. This practice of having a one-word focus and a scripture to support it, has blessed me for the past few years. My words have been: rest, trust, and light. This year’s word, light, seemed so much …
This month I posted each day something I was thankful for on my blog’s Facebook page. I still have two days to post but thought I would share here what I’ve done so far. Integrating gratefulness and thankfulness into my day has shown me how blessed I truly am. I may continue this through next …
Photo by Polina Kovaleva from Pexels Do you ever feel stalled? I guess that’s quite a ridiculous question in 2020. COVID has put a hold on so many of our normal activities. But what about this feeling seeping into activities that should still be happening or are still happening? For me that’s writing. Next week …
Over the last week, I have been spiraling down. My thoughts, becoming more negative. I began to question why I am so open about my health and my struggles, posting my life on Facebook and this blog for everyone to see. The answer I gave myself was - I have no friends. Most people would …
Today I faced a situation I was hoping not to have need of facing. After healing from my third back surgery in late July, I started to have increasing pain over the last month. Finally giving in to the reality of it, I made an appointment with my doctor. On my way there this morning …
