Spiritual Restoration
Health Benefits of Nature Research shows that spending time in and near nature has a significant positive impact on a person’s quality of life. Business Insider actually lists eleven ways nature does...
View ArticleSuccessful Transitions
Essential Transitions In writing, transitions help establish logical connections between sentences, paragraphs and ideas. They go a long way in helping create a piece of writing that flows....
View ArticleMy True Identity
My Roles Wife. Mother. Daughter. Friend. Writer. Editor. Teacher. Runner. Cyclist. Reader. Homemaker. These are my roles. They fluctuate with the changing seasons of my life. Some rolls come and go....
View ArticleAliens Among Us
Entertaining Aliens Movies along with a slew of books provide a seemingly endless supply of entertainment involving aliens. Sometimes aliens invade Earth to annihilate humans and take over the planet...
View ArticleSecret Service Christians
U.S. Secret Service Created in 1865 by Abraham Lincoln on the day of his death to suppress counterfeit currency, the United States Secret Service now has a two-fold mission. “Today the Secret Service...
View ArticleInstauration
God Speaks to Us God speaks to us in unique and varied ways. The Bible provides many examples of this. Elijah (1 Kings 19) Samuel (1 Samuel 16:6-7) Paul (Acts 23:11 & 2 Corinthians 12) Peter (Acts...
View ArticleThe Joy of Discovery
“There is no such thing as the unknown — only things temporarily hidden, temporarily not understood.” (Captain James T. Kirk, Star Trek) I love to know stuff. Not the stuff of gossip, the nitty-gritty,...
View ArticleInvisible?
Do you ever feel invisible? I’m not talking literally, like superhero-ring-of-power-invisibility-cloak type of invisible. I’m talking the type of invisible you feel when others fail to notice you in...
View ArticleActive Remembering
When we “Don’t Forget to Remember” and live with “Purposeful Remembering,” we keep God’s activity and character throughout history and in our own lives fresh in a way that fuels our faith. This active...
View ArticleWhat is Hope?
Fear vs. Hope “The only thing more powerful than fear is hope.” (President Snow in The Hunger Games) There was a time in my life when fear controlled me. Fear over what others thought. Fear of failure....
View ArticleTalk Less. Listen More.
Live at Peace Doing your part to Live at Peace with others is highly contextual. Specific situations and people require certain and different actions and words. The right response varies from one...
View ArticleStability Within Change
Changing Seasons While the extremes vary, everyone experiences changing seasons no matter where they live. Even Hawaii changes seasons, though not an extreme difference and only between two different...
View ArticleProgress Over Perfection
Partly because I’m a perfectionist and partly because I get easily frustrated over my apparent lack (or absence) of progress as well as the lack (or absence) of progress I see in others, I need...
View ArticleMighty Waves
The Bible often uses nature to illustrate God’s power and glory. By no means do we fully grasp the extent of that power, but certain verses do help us have some sense of the vastness and strength of...
View ArticleUnderstanding God Through His Creation
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”...
View ArticleVast & Unfailing
Vast What first comes to mind when you think of the word vast? My first thoughts are of the ocean, the sky, and space. Vast (adj.) = of very great area or extent; of very great size or proportions;...
View ArticleSlow But Don’t Stop
“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” (Confucius) Running has never been easy for me. Never been fast. Some good runs here and there, and the occasional “runners high.”...
View ArticleChange
Change If you’ve ever watched the Big Bang Theory, you know that Sheldon, one of the main characters, hates change. In fact, he goes to extreme lengths to stop and/or undo any changes to his routine...
View ArticleOpen Invitation
“God is always seeking you. Every sunset, every clear blue sky, every ocean wave, the starry host of the night. He blankets each day with the invitation, ‘I am here.’” (Louie Giglio) Scripture...
View ArticleThe Full Armor of God
Think of the Armor of God as more than a list of helpful tips. Consider it as a recipe for an impenetrable Defense against the schemes of Satan (liar, thief). Think of it as how we block Satan’s access...
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