I’m a book freak. I love to read, but more importantly, I love to read books that will help paint a lasting picture on the canvass of my soul. Books that are rich in poetic words and wisdom are right up my alley. Why? Because they make me stop and ponder matters of the heart. Reflection is a necessary part …
Written by Arlene Pellicane A few years ago, I was in an elevator at a department store with my two young children. A young twenty-something male employee stood sullenly inside the elevator. With a big smile on my face, I prompted my oldest to ask him how his day was going. Without looking up, the employee mumbled, “This is my …
Has your heart ever been shattered? Maybe it was a broken relationship, a wayward child, or a devastating diagnosis that crushed your soul; whatever it was, suffering can have serious long-term effects on the heart. It’s like someone’s taken a sledgehammer to your soul, leaving you feeling more dead than alive—and sometimes not noticing the difference. Death can mean: We …
Written by by Shelly Brown Have you ever had a “stop in your tracks” type of moment in your life? A moment where you realize that nothing else really matters. Your life successes no longer matter. Building your dream home no longer matters. Your profession no longer matters. Your coveted season tickets to your favorite sports team suddenly doesn’t matter. …
I’ve been thinking a lot about the word “Everything” since I started reading Mary DeMuth’s new book set to release October 16th. It’s a big word. A powerful word. A word that causes me to consider the enormity of its meaning in my life. It calls me to consider what’s “the most important thing?” As I ponder the everything word, …
Lindsey felt stuck. She was bright, talented and bored. She was stalled in her career and overwhelmed in her personal life and it was creating major stress for her. The problem was she didn’t know which area in her life to tackle first, or how to come up with some next steps to move her forward. That’s where I came …
Twelve years ago I had a breakdown. Shattered dreams, unmet expectations and loss made me question if God even cared about what was happening to my heart. I felt panic, depression and confusion about the direction of my life. If you’ve ever been there, if your heart has ever been shattered, and your recollection of the pain is still fresh, …
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Do you ruminate? It’s the nice word for worrying or beating something to death. If you do it, you’re like a cow chewing its cud. You worry, over think, over analyze things, spit them out, then pick them back up and go over and over it again until your brain is fried. It’s painful. Why do you do it? Why …
In John 16:33, Jesus tells the disciples that they can have peace even in the midst of trouble. Trouble and peace don’t seem to go together, so what did Jesus mean? He wanted the disciples to understand that real peace, lasting peace, had nothing to do with their circumstances. Trouble is a given in life, but it presents an opportunity …