Hmmm, this is getting harder. Today we POST on the letter “P.” Had I been thinking, I would have saved yesterday’s post on PEOPLE PLEASING. Instead, I’ll talk about manners. I use the word PULL-EEZE because I’m being dramatic. So many things are advancing as we progress in time. Technology and medicine are two. However,…
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Victory Over People Pleasing
Repost from April 28, 2011 Recently I had to give a testimony and a lot of it has to do with this very site. When I prayed about sharing I realized that most things we all need to surrender come from a place of fear. Perhaps this is something you can relate to. I…
Sabbath Sunday: New Morning
This is the day where I share my own amateur nature picture with a thought or two on God’s love. The day started with high hopes. Busy day. Within 40 minutes, nothing was going the way it was supposed to. I assigned blame and stewed in frustration most of…
Character Confession: The Sparkly Gift
To say I had a low self-esteem as a young adult would be an understatement. I didn’t feel worthy of love for a few reasons, and would complain when I observed what I thought were high-maintenance girlfriends demanding flowers and chocolates from my friends, their boyfriends. I thought so little of myself I remember uttering…
The Dandelion Perspective
I remember blogging briefly about the dandelion before, but the visual and application keeps coming back to me, so I thought instead of exercising (I will later, promise!) I would expand on it. Our youngest has loved dandelions since she could walk. Each year she’d gather them and present them as bouquets. Often she’d leave…
Book Review: Leaving Egypt—Finding God in the Wilderness Places
I wasn’t sure if the Amazon Vine Program would be worth my time, but already I’m enjoying the fruits of my choices. Today is no exception. I chose Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places simply based on the title. My own wilderness story changed everything about me, and when I was in that…