Last time we talked about life being hard. We discussed we all have these days, the importance of moving forward, the need for other people, the need to focus on God’s goodness, and the importance of breathing! When we continue to move forward, if we’re not careful, we can start…
Expectations
I love to read. Ever since I was a little girl and was reading Little House on the Prairie, books took me on adventures far from home. They were an escape mechanism for me in some ways when I felt trapped in life’s circumstances and when I just needed to…
The Christmas decorations came down over two weeks ago and now it’s the end January. Where has the time gone? It was like I blinked and 24 days are gone. How did we all end up back on this rat race? At least, this is how I feel. Can I…
January is a time where most people make goals and new resolutions. But the majority of people are done with them by week two or three. I typically have high standards with myself. I will make goals each year and work on how to make them happen. The problem is,…
A couple of weeks ago we talked about dealing with life’s monuments. We talked about how it shapes us, what it represents to us, what it represents to others, and what it represents to God. These monuments were big and momentous times that happened to us and impacted our lives….
When I think of a monument, I think of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. It is a symbol of our country that for me symbolizes unity. I honestly don’t know if there is an actual meaning behind this monument or if the singularity of the monument represents Washington’s first…
This week we will enter into the town of Capernaum in the New Testament. I’m in the process of reading the gospels in my chronological Bible, and I’m having so much fun reliving the places and towns we visited as I read these stories. For those of you who do…
Life is full of disappointment. As I taught Sunday School last week, I gave the class a quick overview of the book The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus. I love the example of continuing to strike the arrow until you’re told to stop. Oftentimes in my life, I will continue…
That’s a loaded question, right? Are you ready to heal? Heal from what, you might ask. Your past? Your present? Your failures? Well, that’s for you to decide. We all have scars, bruises, and cuts that we have to handle. Not all of these wounds are faults of our own….
I’ve read through more of The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus. In the part I recently read, he was talking about the prophet Elijah and the widow whose husband had died. She needed money to pay her debts and had nothing but a little oil. So, Elijah tells her to…