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Diversify Your Knocking
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”Matthew 7:7-8 NIV For years I knocked on one particular door patiently waiting…
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Pathway to Peace
In the quiet there is space. Space to learn. Space to grow. Space to breathe. Space to notice. In the space there is room to appreciate. Appreciate the sunrise. Appreciate the ability to move. Appreciate what you have without noticing the lack. In appreciating we can fully be ourselves. As I have quieted the noise…
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No More Running
Have you ever tried to outrun pain? Ways we outrun pain: By pushing to be the best in our careers or at home. By people pleasing. By overconsumption of thing; alcohol, drugs, food or online shopping. By mindlessly scrolling social media. By never resting. I thought I could out run the pain of my past…
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Searching for Rest
Thanks to She Reads Truth I spent the first month of this year studying spiritual disciplines. Each week the study encouraged me to pick just one disciple to practice in the coming week. Obedience, sabbath and celebration all caught my attention. I wrote the following in my journal: I want to practice the disciple of…
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Intentional Living
My writing has had many seasons just like my life. I started writing when my son was little and mommy blogs were all the rage but, there came a point in my own journey when I realized I was more than just a wife and mom. Transitioning from a mommy blogger to a normal blogger…
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Reflections
When the world seems to be falling apart I can have peace in knowing God is tending to His sheep. In the same way God tends to His sheep we as followers need to tend to our well-being. The whole filling our cup first before pouring ourselves out for others (ie. family, friends, co-workers and…