Photo by kira schwarz on Pexels.com We resumed homeschooling right after Labor Day (the irony is not lost on me), and I have been dead-dog tired ever since. I find myself pretty exhausted each day whether I actually get to exercise or not. There's something about teaching that is both rewarding and depleting. I feel … Continue reading Spent.
We've all likely heard the phrase, "Don't make a mountain out of a molehill." The inherent meaning is that we shouldn't imagine a problem to be a giant mountain but recognize that, in fact, we can step over it because it is only a molehill. This has been something I've noticed about my imagination throughout … Continue reading Fear and Imagination
Trusting God Behind the Veil: Trusting God when you can't see
Last week, I was writing about figuring out how God designed you so that you could have a better idea of what His purposes are for you in the Church. But like GI Joe said, "Knowing is half the battle." And while I've never really watched GI Joe, my husband quotes this from time to … Continue reading Finding God’s Will for Your Life: Fear and Insecurity
There's a myriad of tools to discover your personality type, your dominant traits, your introversion or extroversion, and even what "Disney song embodies your life right now." These are a mixed bag when it comes to actual helpfulness, some are purely for entertainment's sake, and some actually help you evaluate yourself and how you live … Continue reading Finding God’s Will for Your Life: His Design
As I began contemplating this past week about how to begin this series, what I kept coming back to was the character of God. Understanding who God is as a Person is the starting point when you want to know what His will is for your life. His character and personhood reveals what is important … Continue reading Finding God’s Will for Your Life: Knowing God
Where am I going to go to college? Should I date _____________________? What should I major in? What kind of job should I pursue? Should I pursue higher education? Should I marry ___________________? What city should we live in? Where should we go to church? How many kids should we have? Should I work or … Continue reading New Series: Finding God’s Will for Your Life
I'm guessing if you're a person on planet earth right now, you're experiencing loss in one or more areas of your life. This year has been filled with an abundance of sorrow and grief as we've lost face-to-face relationships with people we hold dear, friends or family who have gotten sick or hospitalized and we … Continue reading Count Your Losses
The car ride is the hardest part. I just wanna get there already. I am pretty sure I’ve always been this way. When it’s time to go on a trip, I wanna skip the journey and get onto the destination. There is fun on the other side of these 16 hours. Or at the very … Continue reading “Are We There Yet?”
Photo by Lukas Rodriguez on Pexels.com I've noticed several articles scroll across my screen lately dealing with the subject of grief and lament. Coronavirus has wreaked its havoc on every continent of the globe and into the very nooks and crannies of our small lives. Graduations have been modified, weddings canceled or reimagined, kids whose … Continue reading A Tale of Woe (In Which the Author Cries at the Gym and Learns Some Valuable Lessons on the Elliptical)
