Depression + Anxiety + Obesity + Chronic Pain = An Uphill Battle. I had to take a break here because this topic is hard to write about. I started getting an ocular migraine from staring at the screen, waiting for the words to come. I took a tour of the veggies growing in the garden, …
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I was thinking about the saying, “an audience of one” the other day, as it pertains to my mindset for writing my novel. I questioned if that was a biblical concept. Did God only want me to write to please Him or did he have a greater intention? Here are my thoughts. First, what scripture …
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 …
I’m such a baby when it comes to being sick. I was ready to put on my running shoes and get busy writing my novel again when I came down with a stupid cold. Now all I want to do is sit around in my pjs and read until I’m better. Oh! And eat. I …
“That’s just the way I am.” Have you ever felt that way? Or maybe—“I’m too broken, God can’t fix me.” Or even—“My son/daughter will never come back to Jesus.” We try and we try to be the person we think we should be, and we pray and we pray for our lost loved ones. But …
All things are permitted, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted, but not all things build people up. 1 Corinthians 10:23 NASB2020 Do you have sticky things in your life? Things that fall into the margins? Maybe they don’t fit what we think of as sinful, but we know they aren’t …
Are you feeling it yet? The pressure of the new year? I was falling into thoughts of guilt this morning. Guilt if I sat down and played my games on my iPad. Guilt if I didn’t start working on my goals. Guilt for wanting to read instead of doing laundry. I believe these guilty feelings …
Looking Forward, Looking Back and Written are the two posts where I introduce my One Word for this past year and the next. In them I give my supporting scriptures and I even had a song this year. But since you are probably too busy to read these, I’ll summarize. This year’s word was Fresh—fresh …
In my last two posts I established it’s not okay to give up, but it’s okay to take a break. But what about when you can’t do either? That’s where I’m at right now. I’ve been caring for my husband as he recovers from knee replacement surgery and I’m still performing with my Sweet Adelines …
Last week I wrote about not quitting, that when you face disappointment or difficulty you don’t let it stop you. But what about the times you are overwhelmed? There is a difference between quitting and putting something onto the back burner for a time. Right now I am taking care of my husband who had …
The Far Reaches of Grace 