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Expect Unexpectedly

You know how, in my last post, I talked about using your God-given gifts even though they might not be perfect? Well, guess what I just avoided for the last few days? *Insert facepalm here.* I spent far too much time over the last few days wanting to rest yet simultaneously being overwhelmed by all the "relaxing" activities I could do. There are so many enjoyable things I have wanted to do that I have been putting off that I had a hard time choosing one. So rather than just picking one (or taking a little bit of time on…

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Thoughts About “Gifts”

I had shoulder surgery yesterday. On my dominant arm. So I am currently chicken-pecking my way around the keyboard trying to decide if it's worth the trouble for me to write this post. I've waffling back and forth on writing a post for probably the last few days. Well, no...I think about it a lot but then come up with something else that needs to be done. It just takes too much time to write a post, find an acceptable graphic, edit it, and then post on all of my social media channels. What I think I'm saying is that…

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The Unresolution

Every year since the “ripe old age” of ELEVEN, I’ve made New Year’s Resolutions. (That’s 25 years, folks!) My very first resolutions? Be nice to my siblings. Try to be good no matter what. Always keep a smile. Study hard. Try to get good grades. Try to be nice to everyone. Be confident. Always exercise. Write in diary every night. Always read Bible anytime. I think I failed at most of those.

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The Painful Truth About Asking for Help

Today at church we went through what I will call an exercise in casting out sinful behaviors to make room for a better relationship with Christ. I can't really explain it very well, but I'm not here to talk about that; I wanted to talk about what came out of it. As we renounced our sinful behaviors and allowed the Holy Spirit to work within us, I was feeling somewhat stuck...

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Anticipating Rest

Rest is yet another subject that has been coming to my attention for the last few months. I needed it for sure when I lost my job in August. God provided. I got a new job, and I imagined it would be busy. But God provided rest. At times while working, He has blessed me with rest with classes that weren’t so intensive. But right now, though I am not stressed at work, I am stressed with my current classes. So much reading, so many detailed assignments. But as of today, I have two more assignments to complete—and four days…

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