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One thing is for sure, the good Lord is always providing opportunities to develop a more humble spirit within me. I’ve learned that if I don’t willingly submit myself to areas where He is emphasizing humility, it will not go well for me. He’ll bring situations and people into my life to nudge me toward His will for my inner self. He will allow those situations to get louder and, dare I say, more painful until I pay attention.
Read MoreThe Space to Enjoy Christmas a Little While Longer
For He Himself is our peace. – Ephesians 2:14 Oh, my goodness. Overnight, the calendar turned to December 26th and with it, Christmas carols are off the radio and everything is about bargain shopping, goal setting, and resolutions. Let me remind you – the season of Christmas only began yesterday and goes until Epiphany –…
Read MoreSoul Fitness: Strengthening Your Core {pre-setting for election day}
Hello Girlfriends, At the very beginning of our COVID quarantine, I made a video devotion asking the question, “Are you a thermometer or a thermostat?” We’ve been through so much since then. Our reaction to such stressful times mattered then and it matters now. So, on the eve of an incredibly volatile election, the question…
Read MoreSoul Fitness: Strengthening Your Core {if the upcoming election is making you crazy}
There have been moments in the past six months when I have felt like I was about to lose my mind. As if a pandemic weren’t enough, we are now in the last month before the 2020 election. To be honest, it’s as if the 2016 election never even ended. Am I the only one…
Read MoreSoul Fitness: Strengthening Your Core {we didn’t sign up for this!}
Happy Sunday, Friends! You know how much I love my ‘outside office’. I’m out here today for a few hours until the heat and humidity drive me inside. I’m enjoying the beautiful morning and thinking of you. The picture of my backyard doesn’t reveal what we know all too well – we are in a…
Read MoreSoul Fitness: Strengthening Your Core {encourage yourself in the Lord}
Hello Everyone, Happy May! I hope you are all well and are able to find the blessings in this long time of social isolation. There have been so many, but there have been losses too. When my pastor preached from 1 Samuel on Sunday, I knew I wanted to share one of my favorite verses…
Read MoreSoul Fitness: Strengthening Your Core {how to not lose your mind}
Oh sisters, the weeks are marching by and the information just keeps on coming. I’m sharing a little encouragement for when we experience information overload and the only way I know to not lose your mind! The scripture shared in the video is from Psalm 146: 3-5 (NIV). Do not put your trust in princes,…
Read MoreSoul Fitness: Strengthening Your Core {when you lose the horizon}
Pain is a great teacher. It is not a journey any of us would volunteer for, but once there, it can reveal valuable truths that we cannot learn any other way. When we go through a crisis, it is not at all unusual to feel disoriented. The world looks different after a layoff, diagnosis, death…
Read MoreGood Friday
Hello Again Girlfriends, I have a short video devotion for you this evening. I’m praying you have had time today to reflect on what this day means to all of us. Someone once said, “We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.” How much truer this feels on this particular Good Friday! Our…
Read MoreSoul Fitness: Strengthening Your Core {some encouragement for Holy Thursday}
Hello Friends, I was reading through the Gospel of John today and have a little bit of encouragement for you. I hope you will have some time this evening or tomorrow to read though John from chapter 13 on. Jesus taught His disciples on Thursday while they shared the Last Supper. He poured into his…
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