Sometimes in life we hit a point where each day just feels like a repeat of the day before; We feel like we’re stuck or we’ve lost our passion and our fire. In those seasons, we need a SPARK to get things going again. A spark often comes from being able to see something old in a fresh, new light. God has shown me many, many times over that he can ignite that spark in a bazillion different ways. Let’s talk about some of them!!
Sometimes I go through my morning routine of getting my kids ready for school without my glasses on or contacts in. On purpose. I did it one morning to test a theory and it worked. My theory was that my observation skills were actually causing me to become more...
A couple months ago a fun trend started popping up on social media. Someone would post a topic and challenge people to show they identify with the topic without actually stating the topic by name. It's kind of a spin off of Charades or Taboo. For example, I might...
One of the most quoted verses in the Bible is 1 Peter 5:7. It says, "Cast all your anxiety on him for he cares for you." Have you heard that one before? I don't know about you but I've always struggled with that verse a little bit. Okay, a lotta bit. I think a lot...
Have you ever been watching a movie or listening to someone speak and think to yourself, "I totally know what's going to happen next..." only to be completely wrong when you watch it all play out? It probably doesn't happen all that often in day-to-day life? Most...
Awhile back I had set a goal for myself to drink an entire gallon of water every day. Let me tell you - it's really, REALLY challenging. You have to try to find a way to remember how much is left to drink throughout the day. You have to pee every 30 minutes LIKE...
Confession time: Most of the time, when I pray, I have a specific solution in mind that I'd like God to use as the answer to my prayer. I try to tell myself that it's plain ol' fashioned good etiquette to offer a solution rather than to just whine about something....
Did you know that there's an annual Misery Index? It's literally a list of how miserable a country's population is, ranked in order from 1 (the most miserable people) to 95 (the least miserable people). Out of those 95 nations Venezuela was deemed the most...
I don’t know about you but in my life, every once in a while, I need a wake-up call. I need a healthy reminder that love is a verb. It’s so easy to slip into a comfortable routine and forget how much more fun it is to live life to the fullest like God calls us to....
Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you – my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you. Acts 20:31 NLT “I see you.” Have you noticed people in sitcoms and commercials and movies saying that? It’s been growing in popularity...
“Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath. He was eager to destroy the Lord’s followers, so he went to the High Priest.”(Acts 9:1 NLT) Here are my Top 3 Reasons to Use Google (drumroll please….): To prove to my kids that I know stuff. To satisfy...
