Category Encouragement
Is it a Pit or a Well?
“We can not dig ourselves out of a hole.” Defeatedly, the words scratched through my constricting throat like sandpaper over course wood. Tears welled in my eyes until they fell like loosed boulders tumbling down the cliffs of my cheeks. There we sat, my husband and I, in the cavity of our circumstances – stuck […]
Grace and Gumption for the Gaps
Do you like to wait? Are you willing to wait? For me, I do not mind waiting if I know about it in advance. That way I can be prepared with activities to fill the time, making adjustments accordingly. Like bringing a book to the airport for a flight or to a doctor’s appointment. It […]
Me in the Making
Picture in your mind a person who makes you smile. Who is it? At the mere mention of their name does a spring of joy start to well up within you? Is your mind flooding with fond memories you have of them? Picture another person who makes you smile, and another, and another. What is […]
Overflowing Gratitude
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 1:2 (NIV) I could find no better way to open today than with the greeting found at the beginning of Paul’s letters in the books of the New Testament. Grace and Peace to each of you, my dear readers! I […]
The BEST Christmas Gift: Y-O-U!
Do you see what I see? Christmas gift ideas and suggestions everywhere you go? It is a monsoon of messages of materialism every where. Emails, advertisements, displays, sales, and lists are all very gift-centric. Are these bringing you good news of great joy? Or are they straining you with stress of who to buy for […]
PEP UP for Joy 