Where am I today? I’ll tell you where... All over the place. (typical, ugh!) Surely you’ve said those words once or twice? When you catch yourself zipping through each packed hour of your schedule striving to shave off minutes here and there in hopes of sneaking a quick breath you’re nearly dying for. In this hurried mode, if I can even manage to swing a shallow inhale, it never seems sufficient to slow my heart enough to speak “rest” to my aching soul.  I begged God for intense ... VIEW POST

Have you been idle for too long? Stagnant maybe in your thoughts, your motivation, or your inspiration?  There's something MORE. Do you sense that?  Untapped possibility and beauty awaits you. And you want to be set free. To flee the limits of your physical space, or maybe to escape the confines of your stubborn soul.  I feel it. Why do we become trapped? Bound by our comfort or expectations, wrapped up in the world's molds of perfection, or enclosed in self-inflicted ... VIEW POST

You shouldn’t do it. ...Yes, you should. It’s the right thing to do for him, for her... for you… or is it???   God wants you to rest. No, Satan is tricking you! Of course he wants you to say “no” to this, that, or them, and avoid producing any good in this world…  Which voice do I listen to?  It was the first day of summer and the season’s abrupt transition brought on corresponding thoughts that collided into a clutter of conflict. Calm to chaos. Additional bodies ... VIEW POST

Why the heavy heart this morning? I ask myself. The horizon looks pretty bright and God‘s presence has felt close.  But even still, a gray cloud subtly shields His joyful light.  Satan, the deceiver, knows he must work fresh angles to hold me down. Lately his sneak attacks slither in through my weariness, my busyness, and even in the vulnerability of the middle of night or my dreams. There the enemy attempts to bulldoze God‘s peace before I can even start my day. How clever! How ... VIEW POST

If these words were a song, it would surely be my number one repeated tune. I nag myself daily, sometimes hourly, with this reminder... that I am NOT the god of all my “goings-on” and I’m wasting loads of energy trying to assume this monstrous role. Do you run yourself ragged too? With assertive attempts to do it ALL? Take care of everyone… everything… each demanding time sucking detail, and then some. I bet you’re convinced if you could simply handle this, finish that, or get on top of ... VIEW POST

Here I am again waffling with emotions... Willing away and suppressing desires of my flesh for more comfort, ease, and security. It’s tough to return to routine life after indulging in any sort of pleasure-filled escape. Amen?! This was me after a recent vacation. Questioning if the real world “disconnect” is even worth it. Disappointment attempts to squash us all when we step back into our "less than ideal" reality, right?  Yes, sometimes it does… IF… If we choose to let it. If we ... VIEW POST