Personal Growth

Embracing Change and Faith

Embracing Change and Faith

Have you ever felt like your life was a TV series filled with drama? I certainly have! As an English teacher, one of my favorite moments in the classroom was watching students discover how the main character in a story changed over time. These changes didn’t happen by osmosis; they were always sparked by challenges,…

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Stop, Rest, and Eat!

Are you excited about the coming year?  Or are you like me and wondering how in the world did we ever make it to 2024?  When I was thinking about this coming year, I started wondering how much longer the Lord is really going to tarry with the shape our world is in.  Maybe that…

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But Wait, There’s More!

Apparently, I have set out to kill myself this week.  Yes, I know that sounds very dramatic, and to some people, it will probably seem that way.  However, for me, it feels like I have some deep-seated emotions against myself this week and did everything I could to ruin the week and put myself in…

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LOADING…

As I was waking up this morning, my mind started running. It seemed to be in the process of loading and I began thinking about all of the things that I needed to do today.  School starts for us on Monday, and I am determined to take today to finish getting my house in order. …

In The Beginning…

In The Beginning…

….there was nothing.  Of course there were thoughts of “what am I meant to do” or “what are my goals”, but there were never any thoughts of starting a blog.  Then one day I heard a podcast about starting a blog.  It got my wheels turning.  What if I took everything that I have been…