I used to be really good at looking like I’m okay when I’m really not okay. I mean, academy award quality acting. And when someone sensed something was a bit off and asked, “Are you okay,” I would immediately reply, “A-okay! Never better!” But inside I was a hot mess. Anyone else? Am I the only one? We’ve been conditioned ...
A habit is something we do almost without thinking. It’s part of who we are. They can be good habits, like eating right and exercising. They can be bad habits. Things that hold us back. It takes 21 days to create a habit but 10 weeks to break one, so it benefits us to just set good habits to begin ...
I think we can all agree that 2020 was painful in one way or another. Can I get a witness? So many losses. So many. And loss, no matter what it is – a loved one, a job, our routines, our freedoms – is painful. And when we’re experiencing pain, we tend to ask questions and shift blame. Why is ...
I used to feel guilty, in the weeks and days leading up to Christmas, that I didn’t spend as much time sitting. As much time lingering, still and quiet on the couch in the presence of God. But this phrase has been my go-to when the guilt starts to seep back in. When the kitchen becomes your prayer room. That’s ...
People are trying to run out of 2020 like a bear is chasing them. Other than Christmas, they’ve pretty much checked out of the last few weeks of this year. Do you know anyone like that? They’re barely holding on, waiting for the ball to drop on New Year’s Eve, as if the flip of the calendar page and singing ...