Take Me Away!

take me away

Sometimes, I feel like that bubble bath commercial and want to say “take me away!” God was speaking to me this week. When a repeated topic comes up, I don’t believe it’s happenstance. It’s God. Already slated to speak on a topic next week, a speaker on a similar topic fell through for a different …

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Purposefully Present

purposefully present

Ever feel like you’re missing your life? We blink and the kids are grown or aging parents suddenly need us. And those dreams or plans we had for our lives? They now seem out of reach as we wonder where the time went or why we were not purposefully present. “Life moves pretty fast. If …

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The Pursuit of Purpose

the pursuit of purpose

There are a lot of ‘P’ words floating around my mind lately. Being present and a presence. God’s presence, additional p words (more on that in a moment) and now there’s also purpose. Our pastor spoke on our purpose Sunday and it prompted me revisit mine. Have you ever considered the pursuit of purpose? After I …

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Purging Procrastination

purging procrastination

It’s not good to procrastinate, but still we do it. It’s a bad habit like eating too many cookies, having drive-thru dinner, or lounging instead exercising. Limiting or eliminating procrastination is a lesson I’ve learned too often the hard way, yet it still ensnares me. It’s time for purging procrastination and replacing it with something …

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Why We Need to Surrender

why we need to surrender

I love how God plants similar thoughts with different people. Last week, I noticed a friend’s post about letting go and receiving what we truly need.  I immediately agreed to her sentiment of surrender = freedom. Wait, what?  It’s the opposite of what we think and want. We want to hold on, clutch what is …

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