Rarely do you find the words simple and success in the same sentence. Those who have set out on a journey of building a business or achieving a significant goal soon run into unexpected obstacles and learn the necessity of perseverance. But this famous quote by Henry David Thoreau helps me to simplify success […]
Hang in There! This Transition is Going Somewhere!
June is my favorite month with wild flowers, long walks, and cool breezes. But one distinct difference marks the landscape this year: Our home is practically surrounded by construction. The sounds of transition are everywhere. New neighbors are building a house across the street; the ground is being prepared for an elementary school in the field next door; and road construction crews […]
How to Let Go When Letting Go Isn’t Easy
Letting go isn’t always as easy as the words imply. I remember the first few times I got a massage. The massage therapist would encourage me to relax even as I pressed myself into the table. “Just let go,” she said. Meanwhile I laid there wondering exactly how I was to let go. Just when […]
Where Are You, God?
We’ve all asked it at one time or another – in fear or anger or desperation. With head spinning or heart broken we cry out, “Where are You, God?” Maybe your daughter has taken a wrong turn or your marriage isn’t what it should be. Maybe you’re just tired of being tired. And not knowing what else […]
The God Who Creates and the God Who Forms
It was a crisp, beautiful morning. I’d been in bed with a cold for several days, but escaped to church and now sat on a park bench in the sunshine. “Isaiah 43:1,” I heard the Holy Spirit whisper, so I turned to the familiar passage. I started to read down through the chapter, but He pulled […]