Do you ever wake up and still feel completely exhausted?I think we all have those days. They happen to me more often than I’d like, leaving me asking the same frustrating question: Why am I so tired when it feels like I’ve accomplished absolutely nothing?Over the last year, I’ve spent a lot of time evaluating … Continue reading Faithfulness Over Busyness: A Spiritual Reflection
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The Little Black Desk
She was once discarded, sitting quietly at the curb, waiting for her story to end. I asked if I could have her, and before long, she found herself in a new home.For a season, she served as little more than a catch-all—a place where odds and ends gathered without much purpose. But in time, her … Continue reading The Little Black Desk
Cookbook of Life
I cannot tell you how old this cookbook is. It's been used for a lot of the same recipes over the years, typically homemade sweets.This morning I was making buttercream frosting for a cake I had made last night.The cookbook was open and laying on the stove. I had turned the burner on to heat … Continue reading Cookbook of Life
Jumbled Prayers
Another restless night, sleep quickly fades away. My mind works overtime, so many things to say. Calling out to You oh Lord, in a silent prayer. My thoughts begin to jumble, leaving me nowhere. An attempt to reign things in, to organize my thoughts. Yet failure once again, requests which now are lost. Frustratingly to … Continue reading Jumbled Prayers
Feeling Disappointed
We are all born with an innate sense of right and wrong. I like to believe that most of us listen to this internal instinct before we act on what we may be thinking. Sometimes we ignore it and move forward only to regret it later. Then there are those who have no regrets and … Continue reading Feeling Disappointed
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I'm sitting here this morning, coffee in hand, listening to the sounds of the rain. The birds are also having their morning conversations. It's a peaceful feeling. I stopped watching the news several months ago. I became so tired of the negativity, the hate, the hurt, the evilness of the world; but you can't escape … Continue reading Thoughts
Take Time To
We are different Yet the same In our minds A constant game Always searching Somedays lost Never resting High the cost Time to stop Take a breath Look around Enjoy what's left The days go by Extremely fast Life begone Looking back Enjoy this day The Lord has made Beauty abound Sweet memories made
Beauty Surrounds Us
As I was driving to work this morning, I was in awe of how beautiful the sunrise can be. As we head out into each day, we must be mindful of the good things in life. Far to often we let the negativity of this world over shadow the beauty that surrounds us. Sometimes it's … Continue reading Beauty Surrounds Us
Finding God in the Little Things 