Thou Shall Not Worry

thou shall not worry

Habits are hard to break for a reason. Take it from me, a recovering worrier. It’s a  battle to stop the worry gremlins in my head, but it can be done. This continual battle is won not by myself, but with a little help from my friends and a lot of wisdom from God. It’s …

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Every Moment Matters

every moment matters

What’s special about this moment, right now? For me, it’s conveying thoughts in this post and for you, it may be gleaning insight or encouragement by reading it. Every moment has an inherent specialness simply because we’ll never have this moment again. Every moment matters. Every Moment Matters Thinking of our moments as finite fragments …

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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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A Present Presence

a present presence

If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s God’s present presence with me. Ever since I began to better understand God and His love for me, I knew He was with me. It was just a given. One that I sadly took for granted, at times. But whenever I needed Him–in times of pain, grief, …

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