March Madness is something I have never watched, that is, until this year. I wanted to see my team get into the Final Four, so I participated in cheering them on from the couch. The intensity of play on the court amazed me. I could see the passion displayed in the boundless energy of the […]
If It Is Burning, It Is working
My Fitbit vibrated and celebrated my high heart rate, and the 31 minutes I was in “fat burn” mode. I burned 236 calories with an average bpm of 124 after 49 minutes of strength training. You understand the pleasure such numbers can bring for those who exercise, especially for a 57-year-old. My youthful trainer smiled […]
Does Obedience Work?
The struggle I was experiencing was real. So real that my emotions were telling my mind what was “true.” My emotions were dragging me down like a weight tied around my ankles in a raging sea. I could see the bottom of the pit looming before me as I held on to the side of […]
HOME
“Mom, I am going home” were words spoken matter of factly by my then 20-year-old daughter. The very sound of them brought a heaviness to my heart and confirmation of truth I had not wanted to admit. The fact that they were spoken without regard to the pain they were causing added salt to the […]
This Speaks to Me
“This speaks to me!”; “I needed to hear this today!”; “This is so true” are claims typed via text or verbalized out loud in response to some meme or point in a Bible study. These are not bad things to claim and are very true for all of us as we read the truth from […]
Thoughts from the Heart 2
The thought that I could move on from a stable job and income to do something out of my comfort zone was frightening. I am a loyal person who has to be thrown out of a place to leave. My expectation has often been to see the Lord place something in my lap so I […]