Balance. That is what I seem to lack often in life. I put this weight on my own shoulders, having this can-do attitude, but lack the balance behind it all. I feel a though the Christian life, a life that is devoted to God, is a call to balance. You may find this to be…
Moving from one location to another, hauling all of your belongings in tow, can either be a desperate cry for help or a calming perspective on what we own. I experienced both. For some, thinking about your possessions, your material goods, well, is a thought that maybe doesn’t cross your mind much. At the most,…
Think back over your life. What have been the “ah-ha” moments of your life? The times when you have found yourself changing the most? Usually it’s after a big life event. Starting college, getting married, having your first child, or fourth, starting a new job, becoming an empty-nester, or maybe even losing a loved one….
The other day, I read in my devotional how we often try to stay busy, as our culture screams at us to do so. For indeed, it’s our culture that tries to make us believe that a busy life is a successful life. When we spend umpteen hours at our job, surely that makes us…
Is this not the battle within many of us? We are buried and in over our heads with things to do, hurrying and scurrying around, trying to accomplish as much as we can in as little of time as possible. I am the BEST at this! And that’s not something to be proud of. I…
Since moving a few months ago, something I could not wait to do was decorate for the various upcoming seasons. With the leaves starting to fall, I can’t help but think “fall,” even though it’s 90 degrees outside. Literally. Regardless of the temperature outside, when I look in our home, I want to see fall….
