With all the noise, division, and constant change in the world today, do you ever feel like you’ve lost touch with your true self—your deep-down, God-given identity? It’s easy to slip into “survival mode” just to get along, succeed, or keep the peace. But somewhere along the way, we realize: we’ve drifted. We’ve lost our […]
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”I’m so tired.” 40 years ago I said it. I was diagnosed with Chronic Epstein Barr Syndrome. A lifelong case of mononeucleosis. Add on to that I was a single parent working full time. I took naps on my lunch hour. I still take naps. But I was tired. Fast forward to 2017. Not only was
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Many years ago, at the beginning of the Advent season, I was sitting in church listening to a sermon by our deacon. He was talking about how this was a season of preparation for the coming of Jesus. In all my years growing up in the church, I never paid too much attention to the
It has been a while! How has your summer been? Ours was mostly lovely, with lots of time with family and a few trips to spend time together in beautiful spots. We all needed the rest, restoration and connection time. I hope you had some of that kind of time, too. Sometimes fall can be
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I recently returned from a trip to the mountains of Arizona to celebrate my stepmother’s 80th birthday. Being there reminded me so much of all the times I have visited there over the past 40+ years and all the changes that have occurred in my life over that time. When you think about the past
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When we think of divorce, we usually don’t think of it as an opportunity. Divorce can be a painful experience. A complete disruption in our lives. What leads up to it can be traumatic. What happens after may be even worse. Our feelings may be all over the place. Devastated. Sad. Relieved. Shocked. Overwhelmed. Guilty. If you
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I was getting close to age 50 and things were looking pretty bleak in the dating and “finding the love of my life” department. I was ready to give up. I had been divorced many years and had just come off a disastrous on-line dating scenario. Dating a guy long-distance for 2 years and then
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These past few weeks and months have made my heart and mind tired and sad. From worry over contracting an illness, injustices, politics, and family, my whole being is tired. How about you? Are you having some of the same worries and stresses? And how have you been dealing with it? Some us snack and
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I’m not gonna’ lie. These past few months have been hard. Self-isolating at home. Not seeing family and friends. Not going to church (watching live stream instead.) Not going places I need and want to go to. What about you? You must be feeling it, too. It’s been hard. Have you had moments of anxiety,
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Let’s just take a moment today and just be OK with our feelings that may be all over the place: fatigue, fear, anxiety, frustration, depression – whatever it is you are feeling. Take a deep breath. It’s going to be OK. It’s OK to be feeling a large range of feelings right now. Take a
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