Author: Rebecca Turner

Resolutions 101 – How to Make and Keep Resolutions

I remember back when I was in middle school and high school, I really got into making New Year’s Resolutions.  I would take a look at all the facets of my teenage life – school, home, church, friends, appearance, level of fitness, diet, faith, etc, and I would make the longest list of New Year’s … Continue reading Resolutions 101 – How to Make and Keep Resolutions →

Return Your Neighbor’s Plow, and Other New Year’s Resolutions

If you’ve somehow forgotten to return the tractor or plow or some other type of farm equipment that you borrowed from your neighbor in 2013, now is the time to get that taken care of. Sort of random? Well, the Babylonians, who (as far as we know) started the whole idea of New Year’s resolutions at … Continue reading Return Your Neighbor’s Plow, and Other New Year’s Resolutions →

When It’s the Most Wonderfully Difficult Time of the Year

Have you ever hypnotized a chicken?   It’s really easy. Here’s what you do:  Hold a chicken on the ground and stretch out her neck so that her “chin” and beak are lying flat.  Then, still holding her down gently, draw a straight line (with your finger or a stick) in the dirt, running from her … Continue reading When It’s the Most Wonderfully Difficult Time of the Year →

Stress LESS and Enjoy MORE this Holiday Season

Are you panicking yet? I can already feel time accelerating as we stumble into mid-November then slide on in to Thanksgiving, and quickly round that corner to December and Christmas. I can feel the hard deadlines of Thanksgiving and Christmas staring me in the face, and I’m starting to feel just a tiny bit frantic … Continue reading Stress LESS and Enjoy MORE this Holiday Season →

Don’t Take Your “Siblingization” for Granted

It usually only happens at graduations, weddings, or funerals. Family members from far and near who haven’t seen each other in way too long get together and remember how much they miss each other.  They comment about how much the kids have grown and how they didn't realize so-and-so is already retired.  How great Aunt … Continue reading Don’t Take Your “Siblingization” for Granted →

Wounds, Scars, and the Futility of Scab Picking

Ever have something happen to you that you just can’t seem to get over? Maybe it’s been a recent event; maybe it happened years ago.  But whenever and whatever it was, it still hurts when you think about it. Forgiving the person who did you wrong is a challenge.  Tears that you’re trying so hard … Continue reading Wounds, Scars, and the Futility of Scab Picking →

When God Seems Far Away – Solutions 2 (Part 5 of 5)

Today’s blog post will finish up the series, When God Seems Distant.  This is Part 5 of 5, and the second half of Part 4, which talked about Solutions.  Have I confused you yet?? 6.  Look upwards and outwards, instead of inwards The best way to feel better about yourself and become more in tune … Continue reading When God Seems Far Away – Solutions 2 (Part 5 of 5) →

When God Seems Far Away – Solutions (Part 4)

So you’re feeling disconnected from God and you are ready do something about it.  What to do, what to do??  Here are some things to keep in mind. 1.  Decide you WANT to become closer to God again If you don’t really care, or don’t want to, it won’t happen. 2.  Don’t give up What … Continue reading When God Seems Far Away – Solutions (Part 4) →