During the final weeks of a year, it’s natural to spend time pondering and reflecting over the past 12 months. What remarkable things happened? What goals did I complete? What goals did I NOT complete, and… Do I still care about them and want to recommit to them for this
As a child, I remember waking up in the middle of the night with growing pains — my legs would be aching with the most uncomfortable pain. Mom would give me a drink of milk, and tell me to go back to bed. Sometimes, when it was awful, she would
When I want to create some sort of change in my life, whether it is for personal growth or development, I typically start looking at what habits might help. A Habit is an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary, whereas, a goal is a result
We all face difficult times in our life. Sometimes it seems like it might just be easier to stop where we are, but life’s laws of gravity do not work that way. If we are not moving forward we start rolling backward.
Our theme for February is Love! Depending on what’s going on in your life, “Love” can cause a variety of thoughts and feelings. Today we are focusing on self-love! I firmly believe that when I love myself, I show up differently. I’m able to love others without judgment. I set
Is choosing joy a choice? How often have you encountered an unexpected situation and had to decide how you were going to react or respond? Where do you choose to focus? It was quiet. Too quiet in fact. My daughter tended to silently sneak away and find “things” to create
As a parent, we’ve all felt inadequate at some point in time. We muddle along in a half daze improvising and making do with what we know and have learned along the way. Sometimes it feels as if we are making a bigger mess of things because there is no
Sometimes our attitude is being poisoned drop by drop without us even knowing it. I’ve learned a few things to keep in mind to avoid being caught unaware.
To my surprise and delight, 2 Kings chapter 3 has lessons on faith- ask, act & receive! This past week, my scripture study covered 2 Kings 2-7. I don’t remember many details from my previous studies of this section of the Old Testament, and it can be a bit confusing.
We’ve all been there. A time when we’ve slipped up or taken a fall – a time when we’ve experienced a setback. How did you respond to your last setback? Here are a few tips in turning a setback into one of your greatest comebacks.
Have you ever felt the frustration of unmet expectations quickly turn into intense negative emotions? When we get bound in bitterness, it is sometimes hard to see a way out. I recently had frustrations quickly escalate into negative emotions that sent me spiraling. I’ve always looked forward to the
I was listening to a podcast the other day where they talked about how self-doubt and limiting beliefs affect the way we show up in life. Limiting beliefs are created by the voice in our head — our thoughts. Because our brain is so quick to look for what might
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