My 15 Minutes are my thoughts as I study God's Word. This year one of my goals is to read through the entire Bible. As I move forward, I will share some of what God is teaching me in this experience Have you ever experienced a deep, thick, suffocating darkness? The kind where you’re completely… Continue reading My 15 Minutes: Let There Be Light (Genesis 1:1-2)
Michelle and I met through Facebook and have become prayer partners. She is an amazing woman of integrity and joy who practices what she preaches, even as she battles cancer. She knows what it is for Satan to steal your joy and to get it back again through the strength and power of the hope… Continue reading Follow Friday!! Michelle Bengtson
Up until this past year, I haven’t jumped on the bandwagon of praying for a WORD for the year. Partly because I didn’t want to be sucked into a new fad but mostly because I didn’t see the point. I mean, what good can one WORD do? Then last August, my friend, Julie Holmquist, challenged… Continue reading DILIGENT. My 2019 WORD
I was new to blogging. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I was terrified. Unsure. Insecure. Would anyone read what I'm writing? Is what I'm writing make sense? Is it worth reading? If you're a writer, you're intimate with these questions, insecurities, and fears. Then I got a message from a sweet… Continue reading Follow Friday! Julie Holmquist
Time management is complicated. There are so many distractions, things, people, events, opportunities, and responsibilities vying for our time. Wanting, needing, demanding your attention. There are your own goals and ambitions to consider. Not to mention hobbies and the need to rest. Add in the unpredictability of life (illnesses, injuries, emergencies, unplanned meetings or assignments)… Continue reading Goal Setting Part 6: Time Management–Fast. Fluid. Flexible.
2018 is gone. With all it’s highs and lows. Blessings and challenges. Victories and disappointments. When you look back over the year, what do you see? What thoughts are running through your mind? Emotions coursing through your heart? What is your attitude about saying goodbye to 2018? Good Riddance! I’m out. Bittersweet Laced with sadness.… Continue reading Musings on 2018. “TRUST Me.” & Top 5 Blog Posts.
Ok, you guys, here is a page from one of my personal Quiet Time Journals. Ignore the spelling and grammar errors, please. 🙂 Keeping a Bible study journal is my favorite way to engage with Scripture in my quiet time. It helps me process what I’m reading and slows me down so what I’m reading… Continue reading Tips On How to Keep a Bible Study Journal
Watch the Facebook Live video for this post, here Goal setting in your spiritual life? It’s a strange concept, isn’t it? Maybe not. If anything, we’re wise to be mindful of our relationship with God and seek ways to improve it. Because let’s face it, if we’re estranged from God, it's us who moved away…not… Continue reading Goal Setting Part 4: Revamping our Spiritual Life
When I was a little girl one of my favorite things was the first “Big Snow!” (4-6”) Okay, Minnesota Girl here, stick with me. I would call my friends, and we would gather at our favorite sledding hill. Once there, we would climb the hill, careful to go through the trees on the… Continue reading Goal Setting Part 3: New Pathways and New Habits
And so it begins. Do you feel like Christmas has snuck up on us? I sure do. I’m having a hard time believing we start December in just a few days. Thanksgiving was just last week as it seems like it was yesterday. Even as I look at my office right now, I see gifts… Continue reading Journey to Bethlehem: O Come All Ye Faithful
