I’m a little behind. Four words that perfectly describe my life right now. As I write, it’s just past Thanksgiving, and I’m already behind on my Advent devotional. The calendar says November 27th but my daily Bible says November 12th. My goal of exercising four times last week turned out to be zero times. Sigh. How will I ever lose this weight? ...
Stress. It’s the exertion or weight you put on something, like bridges, airplanes, humans. We can only take so much of it before we break. Stressful situations come. It’s our choice how we respond to them. Jesus said over and over. Don’t worry. Don’t be anxious. Don’t let your heart be troubled. It’s our choice what we do with stress. Whether ...
I had the honor to minister this past Sunday, and I titled it Calgon Take Me Away – What to do When You’re Overwhelmed. We got home from church, and my son said, “Mom, I don’t know what your title meant.” Boy, did I feel old. Remember that Calgon commercial with the over-stressed woman? And they tried to sell us on Calgon by making ...
Last week was pretty crazy. Stressful actually. And I have the cold sore to prove it. Anyone else have a week like that? Between planning an event for my client next week and all the tiny minutia related to that, and working on 3 other events next month for him, and Sisterhood stuff at church. And band concerts and snow ...