https://chewv.org/dad-dad-joys-bleak-midwinter/ Every so often, something happens in my life to remind me that prayer is real. It’s not like I ever forget that about prayer. But prayer is just one more thing that we end up taking for granted, knowing all the facts about it, but forgetting the power it has, until we are reminded … Continue reading Thoughts and Prayers
It’s 10 short days until Christmas 2020, during the most upside-down, twisted, and isolated holiday season that most of us have ever experienced. We’re all a bit weary.Kind of melancholy.All up in our heads.Feeling all the feels.Or feeling nothing at all, then feeling guilty about feeling nothing. Holidays have traditionally, and for the most part … Continue reading 2020 Christmas in a Pandemic: Tidings of Comfort and JOY??
I was in a dark place emotionally earlier this week. I couldn't quite put my finger on what, exactly, had taken me there. There were the obvious things that have made 2020 a "heavy" year, especially with the election having been just the prior week. I was doing pretty much ok. Until I wasn't. All … Continue reading White Shoes in a Dark Place
In just a few days, we’ll know the outcome of the 2020 election cycle. We are all ready to be done with this process, because it’s been pretty nasty and contentious out there, especially when you factor in, well, 2020. There are some really big issues being decided and candidates being elected, not the least … Continue reading Wait… What if we DON’T Win??
One thing that I really hate about the idea of dying someday is that I won’t know all the things that will be discovered in the future. Think about how different the world is today than it was 100 years ago. It’s so different! And I would love to know what discoveries will be made … Continue reading Living With Uncertainty
https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/easter/when-is-good-friday.html I’ve seen a lot of Easter weeks come and go in my lifetime, and I have to say, Holy Week 2020 has got to be the strangest one ever. This week has seen people’s emotions and attitudes ping pong all over the place because of our current need to isolate and live life radically … Continue reading Good Friday During a Pandemic (COVID-19)
https://steptohealth.com/7-toxic-emotions-that-are-keeping-you-from-being-happy/ I wasn’t sure if I was brave enough to post this today, but here goes. I get it. You’re frustrated and angry about the COVID-19 situation. Things taking too long. Not taking things seriously early enough. Whose fault it is. The lack of preparation. The deaths. The total disruption of society world-wide. The financial … Continue reading You Mad, Bro? A.k.a. Anger, Bitterness, and Blame are Making You Emotionally Toxic (COVID-19)
Has COVID-19 got you full of anxiety and fear? It certainly has for a lot of people. There are just so any unknowns involved, and life has been changed drastically, very quickly. COVID-19 has caused some of us to go into a tailspin of anxiety. Our situations ARE changed by this virus, we just don’t … Continue reading So.Much.Anxiety.
http://www.picturequotes.com/gone-too-soon-death-quote-1-picture-quote-559424 She wasn’t my sister. At least not by birth. We weren’t terribly close friends. But were becoming closer as time went by. I liked her. And admired her. And loved her. She hadn’t been especially sick. But quickly became seriously ill. She wasn’t that old. It’s funny (not haha-funny; but rather interesting-funny) how my … Continue reading And Then She Was Gone
The joy of the Lord is my strength. (Nehemiah 8:10) No, seriously, it is. The more our faith matures, the more we REALLY understand that the joy that comes from our faith in God is different than anything else. It doesn't depend on circumstances or "happiness" or what other people do or don't do. It … Continue reading A Different Kind of Joy
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