I raced off into my day and tried to get things done, but I was dragging dead weight behind me. I failed to fuel up before I started my morning, and after I speeding along at an unhealthy pace, I was exhausted and had failed to make any real progress. I can’t do this. I…
Bruce is cleaning out the shed this week, and he pulled out a few boxes for me to look through. “This is your stuff,” he said. “Do you still want it?” He opened up the first box, and I immediately said, “Keep it.” The heavy box was packed to the top with old textbooks…
In Florida we have a phrase we use every hurricane season whenever the weather man warns us a storm is a coming. As soon as the wind starts to blow hard, we know exactly what to do. Hunker down, girl. You need a hideout when a hellish whirlwind is on its way. I personally…
We are in a battle. Death is rising up and seeking to swallow us whole. The enemy of our souls wants to destroy us and keep us captive to sin and sorrow. We are fighting disease and family dysfunction and depression. We are contending for the souls of our children and the heartbeat of our…
I am easily lured away from focusing on what is important. Shiny things catch my attention, and my mind wanders off on a rabbit trail of diversion. I think I have the disease of distraction. How about you? Maybe like me you can waste an entire day trolling Facebook and being nosy. Have you ever…
I lost my job in March. I’ve kind of alluded to it quietly in the background here a few times over the last few weeks, but today I am finally ready to talk about it openly. I am currently unemployed. This means I am spending a great deal of time in my pajamas and fuzzy…