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“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but […]
My physical therapist called it chronic pain. I hadn’t really gone there because…well, most days I dealt with it. It was “normal”. But last summer….
Have you ever gotten so caught up in something that you let go of the most important?
A couple weeks ago at Bible study, my name tag kept coming off! I would pick it up and press it onto my shirt, then not 5 minutes later, find it on the floor or on the table. After several attempts, I finally gave up making it stick. The fabric of my shirt just wasn’t […]
For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD. Hear my voice when I […]
“Everything is permissible–but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible”–but not everything is constructive.” I Corinthians 10:23 Many things in my life are neutral within the “right or wrong” category, but are not necessarily beneficial. In the middle of these choices of permissible busyness, I cry out “how do I fit in the most beneficial […]
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams […]
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23: 1-3a This year, I’ve shared a bit about my burnout experience and my desire to find rest. Well…..finding rest in the middle of a busy life can […]
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isaiah 30:15 I’m face to face with the idea that I need to recover from emotional burnout. That includes rest. Not just “go to sleep at night for 8 hours” resting. But the “being still inside me because it’s really not […]
Hubby bought this apron for me! When recovering from emotional burnout, the worst day is when you start feeling better. That’s when I’m liable to think I can take on the world and I say yes to more things than I can handle. Again. That’s what got me to this point of wanting to hide […]
