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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
Need Some Hope? A Simple Prayer For You Today
I strapped on my walking shoes this morning, ready to watch the sunrise as I walked. I opened our front door to head outside, and the chilly wind slapped me in the face. It was stronger than I prefer walking in. So, I sadly changed out of my outside walking clothes...
5 Helpful Truths For When You Feel So Overwhelmed
"I feel so overwhelmed!" My good friend voiced these four words last week. So did someone in my family. I heard them from a co-worker, and I read them in an email from someone else. A friend in ministry said them as well. And to top it off, I silently spoke them in a...
My 5 Fascinating F’s Of September 2020
Well, here we are. October 2020. Can you even believe it? Summer flew by and fall is in full swing. We have just three months left of this year. Crazy, is it not?! But, before I fully welcome October, I'm taking a moment today to reflect on the month that felt seven...
Are You Anxiously Waiting For 2020 To Be Over?
I hear it almost daily. "This has been the worst year ever!" "2020 stinks!" "I can't wait for 2020 to be over!" 2020 has been a trying year for sure. At least for the first nine months. The pandemic that's turned us all upside-down, Social unrest and injustice....
When Liking Broccoli Causes You To Be Stupid
I can't remember his name, but my daughter might. I certainly recall the experience, however. We were sitting at the long, white bench-style lunch table, enjoying school chicken nuggets and broccoli. She was in second grade, and I stopped in that day to have lunch...
When You Feel Like You Are Not Good Enough
I opened my inbox to find the email. It read "...we won't be working together for this event." Those words punched me in the gut, even though I imagine the email was written in the kindest way possible. It went on to share the quantity of people who applied to be a...