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Valentine’s Day holds with it many expectations – flowers, candy, jewelry, romantic dinners. And, for most of us, it falls short. Maybe you don’t have a significant other to share it with. Or maybe you do and it’s a difficult relationship or you are going […]
Are you often your own worst critic?Do you beat yourself up when you make mistakes?Do you have that voice inside you that tells you that you aren’t good enough?Do you feel that you have fallen short in terms of worldly success?Do you dwell on things […]
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 Happy New Year all! 2020 was assuredly […]
Many of us struggle with what we call self-confidence. The truth is that I have struggled with it for much of my life, often feeling that I wasn’t pretty enough, successful enough, or smart enough. My daughter has grappled with her self-confidence and told me […]
In January, I said that my word of the year was surrender. Now, there are probably some other words I might use that can’t be included in a Christian blog😊 All kidding aside, it’s November and, if I’m honest, I’m still not doing that well […]
I’m have been on the verge of a meltdown for the last few weeks. Appropriate for a hot mess I guess, and menopause doesn’t help – just sayin’. But there have been some unusual things going on – COVID, crazy election, full moon on Halloween, […]
’Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.’ ‘Yes, we will come to you, for you are the Lord our God.’ Jeremiah 3:22 Ya’ll, I have a crazy dog named Izzy. We tried to get her trained when she was a puppy and she (and I) got put in time […]
Our lives are shaped around time. And how we spend our time here on earth is of the utmost importance. Time goes by really fast – in fact, the Bible says that we are like a mist that appears for a little while and then […]
If you could be an animal, what would you be? In the past, I would have probably said a tiger or an eagle or something cool like that. Now, my answer would be a sheep. So, why a sheep? I am doing a study on […]
Do you ever find yourself thinking: I’ll be happy if I just get that promotion… I’ll be happy if I just get that new house… I’ll be happy if I just get married… It seems that we are always longing for something more – and […]
