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Are you an adrenaline junkie? Take this short quiz to find out. True or false: If you answered true to any of those statements, you might be an adrenaline junkie. The more times you said “true,” the greater the likelihood you are “hooked” on the…
The pile of the things I “should” do is daunting. The “shoulds” overwhelm me. Today I should finish writing a chapter for my new book, finish a project for an organization I’m a part of, clean my disaster of a basement, harvest beans in my…
Life is hectic. It’s imperative that we find time to rest. Every season of life has its demands and it we don’t care for our bodies we risk illness. We risk harming our health and losing our sanity! And if we don’t care for our…
I have to admit. Sometimes I struggle with prayer. I don’t know how to pray. At times the struggle is to simply make time for prayer. Other times the problem is keeping my wandering mind on the prayer. Sometimes I simply don’t know how to…
I could hardly wait to get there. My bag was packed with my Bible, journal, and pen. I placed it in the trunk of my car along with a lawn chair and a water bottle. I drove to a park near my home. After setting…
When my mind is filled with confusion and agitation, when my heart is filled with anxiety or disappointment, there is one habit that I turn to again and again: prayer journaling. Pouring out my soul to God on paper untangles my thoughts and connects with…
For years, I struggled with the idea of Sabbath. I knew the commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8). But as a pastor’s wife and church musician remembering the Sabbath day meant getting up early, going to church, playing the piano…
I have long suffered from the syndrome of TTDIA–Trying To Do It All. My calendar is filled with activities. My planner is stuffed with unmet goals. I try to pack more and more into each day only to realize when it’s time to go to…
A few years ago I was part of women’s Bible study group in another church. As part of the study book we were doing, we were all encouraged to keep a gratitude journal. Every day for a week we were instructed to write down at…