Got You Covered You know that feeling when someone pays the bill for you? Or when someone goes ahead and includes your purchases when they go to checkout? It's a relief, a flush of gratefulness, and often accompanied by an exclamation of the "You don't have to do that!" type. But, has someone ever volunteered... Continue Reading →
Speak Up! When the kids were small, my husband and I always told them to speak up for themselves and others if mistreated. Speaking up and speaking out for what is right not only makes you strong in the face of adversity, it forces you to own what you believe. I used to tell my... Continue Reading →
Work I'm tired today. It's been a long four days. In speaking with someone earlier, I expressed the fact that there never seems to be enough hours in the day. If I ever wanted to engage in some self-care, it would be difficult to schedule. So many of us run from job-to-job or job-to-responsibility without... Continue Reading →
Faith In Action It's one thing to say you believe something; it's another actually to do something about it. Faith in action is stepping out onto a road no one else sees. I think it's almost easy to act when the things I know or want are right in front of me. But, when the... Continue Reading →
Revitalized, Refreshed & Renewed When my kids were small I walked them all over the place. We would walk miles a day. To the park, down to the river, all around town, to the library and back home again. Sometimes I would take the stroller, other times I didn't. When there was none, my youngest... Continue Reading →
On The Winning Team When I was young, I played a lot of Spades - it's a card game that is actually quite similar to Whist. This came in handy when visiting my grandmother in Ireland - she loved going to the Whist Drive so that I could go along with her. In any event,... Continue Reading →
What God Has Joined Together There are so many instances in the bible where the church (not the building - the people - the followers of Christ) is compared to a bride and Jesus as the bridegroom. So, when I read today's bible verse, another popped into my head with it, Mark 10:9Â Therefore what God... Continue Reading →
Out With The Old And In With the New Why do we as people cling to the old way of doing things? Why are we so resistant to change? Are we afraid? Do we believe that we will remain secure if we just hold on and keep doing what we've always done - Â we will... Continue Reading →
Vouch For Me: A Good Reference "References furnished upon request." It's the line at the end of our resumes. The last question of the interview. Sometimes it's our introduction at the party or the entré for a blind date. What do other people say about you? Will someone vouch for you? Perhaps you have been... Continue Reading →
Baptism: A New Beginning What exactly is baptism? Merriam Webster defines it as 1: a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community OR 2: an act, experience, or ordeal by which one is purified, sanctified, initiated, or named. In the bible, John tells people to come to the water to... Continue Reading →
Show, Don't Tell The first thing that struck me was today's verse - I have it pasted to my laptop as a reminder. I don't have to be enough; Christ will be enough for me. The next thing that struck me was that I had just eaten a keto muffin and had broken my intended... Continue Reading →
The Spirit Of The Law Merriam Webster defines the spirit of the law as the aim or purpose of a law when it was written. That means you can be technically following the letter of the law, but defying the spirit of the law at the same time. How does that work? Well, if you... Continue Reading →
