Category Encouragement

Superb Frustration…or…Sweet Secret

What are those things you do that no one seems to know about? Behind the scenes prep work.  Long hours of clean up.  The extra embellishments poured over to make it just right.  Catering to everyone’s request and demand.  All those thoughts that tumble through your mind; thinking about upcoming activities, messages to communicate, supplies […]

What Am I Asking For?

Do you ever have one of those moments that just stops you in your tracks?  The kind that makes you realize that you do not know as much as you thought you did.  The kind that makes you feel like you really need some more lessons in a certain subject to help you grow. I […]

Falling Short, But Moving Forward

As I sit here in my still quiet office space, the world around me is dark.  I am fresh off my morning Bible study and it is only 5:06am.  Last night I found myself at a place of sheer fatigue and frustration, so I put myself to bed at 8:30pm hoping for a long night […]

Ears to Hear the Heart

Do you have ears that can hear my heart? Have you ever wondered this?  Have you ever longed for this?  Have you ever desired that there would be someone in your life who you could open up to, someone who you could let know who you really are, someone you could share even just a […]

A New Day

I have a really bad habit of wanting my day to go the way that I plan or expect it to go.  There are things on my list to do on any given day, that I would really like to see happen.  I want to finish them and get them off of my to do […]