Archive | April 2012
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“Addict, Be Transformed!”
I am an addict. My closet and calendar reveal clues about my habit. My addictive behavior begins when I hear my ancient enemy whisper, “You are not enough.” Frantic to quiet his words of twisted truth, I strategize how to “become enough.” As insecurity rushes in, I become a junkie looking for a “fix.” Fear […]
Fresh Eggs, New Day
Every day in our chickens’ nest box I find new eggs. They may look like yesterday’s eggs, but they are not. Like a new egg, today is not the same as yesterday, and neither will tomorrow be identical to today. When I forget this simple axiom of life, I find my stress level rising out […]
Singing In The Face of Fear
A counselor once told me to look at fear as an acronym; F-false E-evidence A-appearing R-real. This helped for a while. I knew my hyperactive imagination often caused me to arrive at a mental destination ahead of reality. For example, one of my biggest fears is plane travel. Last year, before my first trip alone […]
Encouragement For Those Who Are Stressed
This blog is to encourage and bless those who are stressed. Similar to serious physical illness, people who fight stress and mental disorders are often in a battle for their life. In this blog, you will find words that fit like bandages. Hopeful, healing, writings designed by me, a former nurse, and now a contemporary fiction […]
Slice of Hope
Hope defined 1. desire accompanied by expectation; a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen 2. trust, reliance, expectation in something or someone
Cup of Blessing
Blessing defined 1. to favor or be favored (blessed) by God 2. to make happy or prosperous or extend good wishes or approval
Words of Wisdom
Wisdom defined 1. the power of judging rightly and following the soundest action 2. knowledge, learning, understanding, experience, wise teaching
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