The locking blocks of hope are those little bits of hope that lock together to give us a firm foundation for standing through the tough times. Hope locks together to be stronger – we are all stronger together (it’s why we need relationships). Hope stacks up to make us tall – so we can see…
The strength of repetition comes about because you reinforce your ability to believe, the understanding, or the message to the point that it becomes your default position. When hope is your default position then you are standing on a solid rock that will hold you in place when the storms come. But if you want…
I was annoyed at God. All the prayers had been carefully planned and shared so there was an alignment of focus. We were to end the day in exceeding abundance. To say it didn’t go as planned would be the understatement of the century – or at least of this journey. We weren’t even in…
We have to choose to hear to learn and grow. We have to listen when we dare to question. We can only hear the truth when we choose to listen to the answers. We hosted a homeschool gathering, which meant we had twenty-two children ranging from ages four to fifteen, plus half a dozen moms,…
Developing a habit of different allows me to embrace the power of unschedule. My unique journey doesn’t have to fit into any box including the box of “normal work hours.” It’s different so it will go against the expected way of doing things including the biggest rule of all: Be consistent. That near command comes…
The burden of light means we are called to show God to a world that often openly rejects Him. Being a light requires action that is driven by the light of Faith, and to use words only when absolutely necessary. We had a tough year. Your tough doesn’t compare to my tough, nor should it….
Sometimes the best-laid plans are knocked flat by life, and often you go down with them. That happened to me the other day. It wasn’t major. It wasn’t even minor. It was just off and when it went off the rails it drug me, my schedule, and everything related right off the rails with it. …
We encourage the whole being when we invest in more than words, more than activities, and more than thoughts. Whole being encouragement encompasses a balance in all that we are for all that we are. We need encouragement that covers our whole selves to live our best lives. We think about encouraging the heart or…
You can once you believe you can. It’s amazing how much we accomplish once we have it in our mind we can do it. Once the mind gets in line nothing seems impossible. My professional writing career was launched back in 2004. At the same time, I homeschooled two elementary-age boys, kept a 1000 sq…
Finding peace after the fall apart is not easy. It’s not even simple. You have to find your way to put the pieces back in place one at a time – and often some of them have been damaged and don’t seem to fit right. But you can. Falling Apart I’ve committed to reading fiction…