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Pause, Remember, and Tell the Story Again

By remembering the past and retelling it, the Israelites learn about what makes them a people and reminds them of where their focus should be now. The story becomes a testimony that reorients their priorities. The outcome of this ‘remembering’ is that their children “should set their hope in God and not forget the works…
Habits – Get a FREE Devotional Guide

When we focus on our relationship with God, we are not simply focusing on doing all the right spiritual disciplines, aka right habits, to please God. Instead, we are daily showing up to enter back into relationship with him. That daily return to our conversation with God through prayer, study of his word, accountability with…
The Asterisk* – What to do when “caveats” get in the way of living your best life…

There is always, always, always an exception to every rule. Maybe you might say that it’s worthwhile to acknowledge these other sides… Like a good rebuttal, it adds credence to what the author is saying and helps you to trust them. But, what I’ve found in my reading is that most caveats actually lessen the…
When you feel like you don’t have enough to give…

Fears and anxieties though are not just wrapped up in this time of uncertainty. I was having them way long ago, just about anything under the sun that I felt that I couldn’t control. It’s not something that appeared when they announced the first COVID case in my state or when the public schools were…
3 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude Everyday

I have been an avid journaler since I was a quirky preteen in elementary school. Though I have had several iterations of journaling types, from a close to daily diary to a sparse update twice a year, I love the thought of putting pen to paper. This being said, I know that I have a…
How to Live a Life of Gratitude

That’s all good and well and can be very useful when I am trying to get caught up on chores, errands, and work assignments. But, what about those drifting times? The times when I feel purposeless in life, like I have no direction, and because of that, feel like I am moving about in a…
Gratitude: A New Year’s Resolution

We have to figure out how to change what motivates us from being an outside force, or extrinsic, to an inside force, or intrinsic. It requires a heart shift. A change in how we view ourselves and our lives. This change is to live a life of gratitude. Gratitude changes our hearts and our minds.…
Confronting Nihilism: How to Find Your Purpose

Nihilism permeates this post-modern world we are living in, and nihilism cuts to the heart of what I want to do and leaves it there bleeding. This belief in ‘nothingism,’ that life has no meaning and no real reason, has become to define my generation. “Nothing really matters.” And so, we disdain the life that…

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