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If We Really Want to Have it All {Choose Surrender}

Nov 12, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 2 comments

As I look back and consider the reasons I’ve lived stuck, I see many. I see them now as I’ve fought hard to know the kind of freedom Christ offers, realizing there must be more to this Christian life than the pain and suffering I’ve known....

Could This Kind of Clutter Be Keeping You From Living Well? {Choose to Decide}

Nov 8, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 0 comments

Sitting in my bedroom, back when we fostered on a ranch and I was probably hiding or taking a break while a dozen kids were occupied elsewhere, I remember our nanny coming in and saying something heart-jolting to me. Maybe it was because of the stack of books she saw,...

Finding God in Sabbath Delight {Choose Rest}

Oct 23, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 0 comments

My head hurts and I think a cold is starting to settle in. Actually, it could just be allergies getting the best of me as they tend to do. I went allergy free for a few weeks which was a miracle, but they’re back. Darn it. I’m sitting here wondering what to write. How...

When You Need New Life Breathed in to Your Soul {Choose to Dream}

Oct 21, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 0 comments

Of all the choices marked down in my journal, and the few days I have left to complete this series, I’m drawn to a choice I’ve yet to pen. It’s one which makes our hearts beat wild with excitement and fear all at the same time. Could we dare? Would we dare? Do we...

Beyond the Mountain Top Experience {Choose Remembrance}

Oct 20, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 4 comments

There are times in many a believer’s life when they have what is referred to as a mountain-top experience. Maybe it happens during a church service, or at a retreat/conference/event as loads of excitement generates, or through worship and prayer as hearts are set on...

Come, Lord Jesus {Choose Prayer}

Oct 18, 2016 | Soul-Stewardship [Developing Who You Are] | 1 comment

“God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food. Amen.” This simple prayer has been said by many children over the years. Perhaps you know it too. We used to pray a different meal time prayer. It had a before meal and after meal part, but since none of us...

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When Trying Harder Isn't Helping & You're Tired of Hurting

No matter how hard you try to do the "right" and "good" things, especially as a Christian, sometimes the hard things never end.

It's frustrating and depleting.

You may wonder how to make it through. And why isn't God doing the things you thought he'd do?

Perhaps you're in a season of transition.

You realize you're not the person you thought you'd be. You're not experiencing the "abundant" life you thought you should have by now.

You may look back at your life and wonder, "How did it get this way?" "What happened?" "Why haven't I been able to do (or not do) the things I want to do? Or act the way I want to act with other people?"

You may be feeling exhausted, confused, hurt, and disappointed.

But dealing with all those messy thoughts & feelings seems like too much.

What can you do? Could it ever be different?

It can.

After years of over-serving, people-pleasing, and trying to be a "good" Christian, I bottomed out. In deep pain & utter exhaustion I cried out to God asking for healing, not just for the recent trauma & extreme stress I'd endured, but for the years of fears that held me back from being who I sensed I was designed to be.

It was a scary prayer, so I asked God for courage to face the steps of growth that would be difficult.

Since then, I've experienced a tremendous amount of healing & pursued a lifelong journey of growth.

Today, I feel more fully alive as the person God designed me to be. The journey that began with a prayer in 2013 continues today

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