I need to make a little confession – I’m super frustrated right now. Almost 2 months ago, I had surgery on my foot to correct a problem that was causing a lot of pain. I had been enduring the pain for almost 2 years, and it had literally stopped my new running program in its…
The subject of forgiveness has come up a lot recently, so I wanted to share some tidbits from R.T. Kendall’s Total Forgiveness that revolutionized a time in my life when I really struggled with forgiveness. To learn more, PLEASE get the book! I guarantee you won’t be sorry. It’s definitely the best book I’ve read…
Living in Western North Carolina affords me so many opportunities to see the beautiful handiwork of God. Admittedly, however, I take many of those opportunities for granted by simply not ever visiting those scenic places. My husband, daughter, and I recently talked about making more of a concerted effort to take in the beauty of…
In parenting my daughter, I often wonder if she “gets it”. In other words, do all those things that I try to teach her ever sink in…will she understand why I try to instill the values that I do…will she wonder why I’m strict in some areas, passive in others, and unwavering in a select…
I’m usually in bed between 10:00-10:30 every night…not tonight, however. The clock just struck midnight a little while ago, and I’m still wide-eyed. I very seldom have trouble sleeping, but it’s happened to me twice this week already. I think my mind is simply running away from me. As a perpetual listmaker, I seem to…
WOW! God is good! No…God is GREAT! You know – I don’t brag on God enough. He is so awesome and amazing and so worthy to be praised ALL THE TIME and in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES! However, I usually don’t invite God to my pity parties or to those times when life is simply status quo….
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