“I’m so dry!” Have you ever felt that way? I hear it in so many conversations lately. I’ve even said it myself. We get busy. Tired. Run down. We don’t have as much time to linger over the Word or in prayer. And then we feel drained and empty and dry. So hear me out. I had this thought one ...
Last year a friend wanted to bless me with a trip to the Bahamas in October. Ummm…Yes please! I couldn’t wait. I was weary. Tired. In need of a refreshing vacation, and a week on a beach with my Bible, my journal and a boost of Vitamin Sea was just what the doctor ordered. We had reservations. There was a seat on a plane with ...
Are you a morning person or a night person? I’m an early riser. I’ve never really been a good sleeper. Back in the teenager days when you’re supposed to sleep until noon, 7:00 am seemed to be my limit. But these days, 7:00 would be heaven. It would be sleeping in by a couple hours. And it’s not by choice. ...
Rest. It can be elusive. We’re constantly bombarded with images and screens and noise and crisis. The cacophony of the news in one room and the game in the other and dogs barking and kids fighting and……The mind is always moving. Churning. Thinking. Grappling with problems that overwhelm until we’re exhausted. Weighed down with burdens too big to bear. I just ...
I wake up early….usually anywhere between 3:45 and 5:00 am. Early o’clock in the morning I like to call it. Not because I have a bad dream. Or hear something. Or am particularly worried about anything. Sometimes I have to pee, but that’s probably TMI. And rarely does it ever involve falling back asleep. How do people do that anyway? ...