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’m loving this quote by Oswald Chambers regarding 2 Peter 1:5 and drudgery. Drudgery is not something we look forward to or embrace, especially in this entertainment-craved culture we’re living in. It’s kind of a funny word, isn’t it? Drudgery. The word means hard, menial, unpleasant, boring, or dull work. Ho-hum! But drudgery is a part of life. And it ...
Rest. It’s my word for the year in 2016. I’ve been studying it. Reading about it. Seeing what the Word says about it. Practicing it? Well…Ummmm….I’m working on that. Rest means: Desist from exertion. To cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, and recover strength. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so ...