Thoughts of balance come up often in my mind. In numerous conversations with Christian friends, the subject often leads us to this idea of balance – that elusive place… or is it? (Side note: please know that in the following thoughts I’m not disregarding our responsibility to stand up for right and wrong, but this post is […]
Get Well ~ Soon
“Get well soon.” That’s what we say to our loved ones who are ill or recovering from an accident. Why don’t we say, “Get well right now”? …Because it’s clear to us that when our bodies are injured, healing will be a process.
On Christian Depression???
Who am I? Where am I? …those are just a couple of the questions that you’d find me asking God in my personal journal, after some circumstances left me dealing with a pile of emotional wreckage that sunk me into the depths of depression.
Where is Your Resting Place?
We wake up every day with the demands of this world rushing us here and there. There’s the media voices clamoring for our attention with the sensational. There’s someone’s unwelcome drama continually knocking on the door. There’s wrestling matches with decisions, decisions and more decisions. And then, there’s the failure to manage it all with grace. […]
My Declaration of Dependence
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, […]
Resistance Training for the Soul
This morning I woke up with more feelings of the downward drag than usual. Negative thoughts criss-crossed my mind, performing exactly as they’re designed to, to take me down emotionally & spiritually. I ran down the list of physical things that could have me feeling more vulnerable… couple of clues there. Fears of every sort […]
Make It Easy to Do Your Thing (DIY guitar hanger)
I’ve learned that inefficiency can ruin my dreams pretty quick. It often goes something like this… I’m all in the mood to do some baking. I’m dreaming of the heavenly smell that’ll fill the air; the sugary confection that’ll melt in my mouth; the praises that’ll be sung in my honor from my men-folk…
Hello World!
…so even though I plan to share lots of projects and how-to’s, and hope to bare my soul to encourage folks, my first post on this brand new blog isn’t going to be anything dramatic. Not at all. If you’re reading this, I hope you won’t be too disappointed at the fact that I have […]
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