Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. – Ephesians 4:23NLT I stand in front of the mirror and face my biggest critic. I see all of her faults. I am reminded of her failures. I struggle as I hear her words grow louder in my head. You are no good. You are ugly Another …
Do you choose a “word of the year”? I started doing this several years ago. In 2018 my word was ‘unstoppable’. It reminded me to keep moving toward my dreams, and that the only one to stop me from pursuing it would be me. For 2019 a short phrase was my focus “stay the …
With Thanksgiving approaching, social media is filled with posts of being grateful. When I stop to truly look at what I have to be grateful for, my heart rejoices. Sometimes, I truly must stop and look for these things. It is so easy some days to just wallow in pity for something that isn’t the …
This week’s journal prompt asks you to think about your favorite book/movie/song. Why do you like it? What do you feel when you read/watch/hear it? What makes it special for you? I love the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”. Every year I stop to wonder if I were never born, would there be any difference? …
You have spent time preparing to step into your dream. You have saved, studied, and made the necessary arrangements to move forward. Then you tell those around you, those whose opinion you respect, expecting to hear words of affirmation and congratulations, only to be told how wrong you are to pursue this. How do you …
As the pastor was discussing the vision for the upcoming year, he mentioned things that younger people respond to. While discussing this with my husband on the way home I realized when I was younger there were things I wished the church would do that I could more easily respond to. Older people were saying …
I was recently asked a question and struggled with the answer. That seemed like a perfect journal prompt. This week I wonder I challenge you to “Describe yourself in 15 words or less” I started by looking at an identity statement I made years ago. “I am a citizen of heaven (Heb 13:14), straining toward …
Are you participating in the weekly journal prompts? I hope you are finding hope and dreams within yourself through the questions. This week I have spoken with several women this week who wanted to do something, but just couldn’t take that step. I have battled that myself lately. I asked each of them, and I …
I recently met an online friend for coffee. During our discussion, she asked about a time when I had excelled at something; a time when I had stepped out of my comfort zone. I told her about a knit and crochet bible study I created. I explained how it came about, then how I asked …
Earlier this year I prompted the question ‘What would be the theme song of your life?’ For myself I had trouble coming up with one. I think I decided – at least for now – the song would be theme to the Mary Tyler Moore show. I love the words ‘you are going to make …