Active Listening

active listening

I laid back after turning off the alarm as a clear thought bubbled to the surface of my drowsiness.  “Listen to your body”.  I didn’t consciously think this, yet there it was.  I knew exactly what it meant-to begin active listening. My body has been talking to me a lot lately.  Fatigue, achy knees, a …

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Follow a Love that Saves

follow a love that saves

The world around us defines love in many ways. Jesus didn’t offer a definition, he gave a commandment and his life. So instead of following the world’s definition of love, let’s follow a love that saves. Follow a Love that Saves Jesus is asked and tells us in Matthew 22:36-39- 36 “Teacher, which is the most …

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Resolve to Be Well

resolve to be well

Did you make any resolutions for the new year?  If so, how many had to do with being healthier? For those of us striving to be healthier, I am challenging all of us to be well not only in body, but also in mind and soul. Let’s resolve to be well. “What does mind and …

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Reflection & Anticipation #2

reflection and anticipation #2

Be still.  I cannot do this easily.  Either my mind or my body is always going.  Even when physically still, I’m thinking, planning or even worrying.  But God has taught me a lesson about being still and knowing Him.  It’s a necessary endeavor. Enter my reflection and anticipation #2 thoughts. Recently, I sat still long …

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Pause for Gratitude

pause for gratitude

Thankfulness.  It’s the focus of big celebratory feasts on Thanksgiving, but is also what I feel towards God and all of you, who continue to journey with me. On this last post of our Fall Wellness Journey, I want to thank all of you for reading, commenting, sharing and thinking about these words I write.  …

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