Do you have trouble feeling still in your life? Are you constantly seeking control when your life is chaotic? That’s a common challenge for me, and I’m happy to share this calming poem with you.
This week I’m linking up for the very first time on Five Minute Friday. I set a timer for five minutes, and here’s what I’ve written on the prompt “Control.”
Are you having a crisis of faith over finances? I understand what it’s like to face these fears, yet have faith when finances falter. Here’s a story of how I clung to faith when our finances took a hit.
Today’s post is an excerpt of chapter 12 of my book, Newness of Life.
To me the most powerful Bible story of a time to tear happened on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. Three of the gospel accounts feature this detail:
Today’s post is based on chapter 11 of my book, Newness of Life.
I am a keeper. Not one to throw away. I’m so sentimental, it’s hard to let things go.
Yet “there is a time to throw away,” and last year I learned how to make it fun and family-oriented.
Each spring and autumn for the past 10 years, I have sold my children’s clothing at a large consignment sale. I can’t host a yard sale at my home’s remote location, so I haul everything to town and make several hundred dollars from one weekend of effort.
My in-laws live along a route known as the “100-Mile Yard Sale.” Last year, my mother-in-law urged me to sell my stuff at her house to increase my profits (the consignment sale retains 30% or more).
Today’s post about a time to search is based on chapter 10 of my book, Newness of Life.
There is a time to search, and a time to stop searching.
In my creative pursuits, I often stopped searching too soon.