Why do we so easily find ourselves turning to food for stress relief? For some of us, it’s the sweet treats that take us away into softer places. For others, anything deep-fried, salty, or crunchy may do the trick. Perhaps you need a combination of all of these in your harshest moments. Regardless of our […]
Creating a War Room for Body and Soul
My daughter travelled the world alone this summer which pretty much left me an anxiety filled mess. When she moved out almost 2 years ago, my husband and I started transforming her old room into a workout area. So over the past few months, to keep me from focusing on the danger that my precious […]
Persevering When Life Gets Hard
It seems like everything I try to do these days takes a monumental amount of effort I just don’t have the energy to keep up. Can you relate? I want to be that woman known for persevering, not giving up when life gets hard. I’ve recently changed hosting providers and domain names for my blog. […]
How to Replace Worry With God’s Promises
Does worry overwhelm your life? It certainly does mine. As I sit here with my head spinning and fingers struggling to type, my mind has become completely unmanageable. My son recently spent the night in our local children’s hospital. This was an exciting test to see if he has outgrown the seizures which have plagued […]
3 Ways to Build Spiritual Friendships
I hope you are having a wonderful summer! This online space pretty much shut down over the past month while I adjusted to a summer schedule and enjoyed time with my family. I’m glad to be back today sharing about my long, beautiful journey to building spiritual friendships. Thanks so much for being here… I’m an […]
Why I Quit Talking & Started Listening to God
When I became a Christian less than a decade ago, I viewed prayer time as a long list of needs to ask God for on a daily basis. It was basically the same type of thought process as what I created for Santa in my childhood. My God list had more wishes for other people’s […]