People are searching for love in so many ways! They look for romantic love, they want the platonic love of a friend, they depend on the love found in family relationships. At the time I did research for writing this, I found that people were searching for the word “love” in their search engine between …
“What To Expect When You’re Expecting” was a very popular book when I was pregnant over 20 years ago. This hefty tome, whose newest version is over 600 pages, gave me a combination of reassurance (“It covers anything I could ever think of!”) and trepidation (“My real life doesn’t look exactly like the book! I …
I am very careful about leaving my wireless headphones around the house. There have been a few times in the past where I can’t find one of them, only to discover that I put them somewhere random when I decided I was done listening. Yet the headphones are so small that finding them can be …
As we get older, we are more likely to have a loved one, or be the person, who is having a health problem. Our bodies here on earth weren’t meant to last forever. I lost a friend earlier this year to cancer, and know several people who are struggling with their health right now. The …
We can all use reminders of God’s joy and peace that we can have in our lives. Let’s strengthen our heart with God’s Word and reflect on these 10 Bible verses about joy from the Psalms. “But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend …
Have you ever found yourself muttering? Maybe you don’t even realize you are doing it. I was surprised to hear in a recent sermon that one of the meanings of the Hebrew word for meditate, hāḡâ, is mutter! The pastor explained it this way, “Whether we are reading the Bible carefully to ourselves, or muttering …
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The kindergarten teacher stopped me at the door. “Let her put away the backpack herself,” she said. “She has to learn.” And she was right. Pre-K didn’t seem to have any of those boundaries, but in kindergarten, the training wheels for these “big kids” to go to school had to come off. I felt comfortable …
As the queen of the “what if?” scenarios, I can dream up farfetched and unlikely outcomes to the most benign of situations. Even though my skill of planning ahead and preparing for events can be an asset, it can also be my vulnerability. It’s one thing to think of some possible scenarios which can be …
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Anxiety had hung around me like an unwelcome visitor, even though that week didn’t seem that stressful. Dentist appointments, car problems, and some new changes are usually in the category of “something I can handle.” I didn’t know why I felt so worried, so restless. And I was angry at myself that I was worried …
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My friend had been very sick, and sent me a link to “The God Who Sees” video on YouTube. Earlier that day, I had been praying for her, asking God to sustain her and her family during this difficult time. I even tried to write about it, writing the title above that “God sees us” …
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