Do you struggle with striving accolades or longing to be known and loved? If so, I invite you to read this guest post by my friend Mary. I believe it will be a comfort and encouragement to you today. ******** One of my favorite authors is Mark Buchanan. In a blog post, he shared about the life of Eustace Conway (a review of the book The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert.) Conway ...
Worry Steals Rest—Big Time!
If you struggle with worrying but long to find true, life-giving rest, I invite you to read this guest post by my friend Kathy. It's important that we replace lies with Truth that help uproot worrying. ******** It’s been said, “Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but you don’t go anywhere.” Yet somehow worry seems to assure us we’re going somewhere—even to a place ...
Top 18 Flu Tips
We are officially in the middle of the flu season. Beginning in early fall to mid-spring, the number of diagnosed cases of the influenza virus begins to rise. In any given year 10-20 percent of the population will become infected with the flu. Characteristically the symptoms of the flu are very similar to the common cold; however, these two diseases are the result of different viruses. The flu ...
7 Ways to Enjoy More of Your Life Daily
Every January my email is filled with different programs promising to make this year "The Best Year Ever". I've found the easiest way to make ANY year the best it can be is to optimize the amount of time I spend enjoying each day. If you've started off the New Year with a list of resolutions which only last for 2 weeks, spend this year focusing not on doing more but on enjoying more. Below are ...
Reminders for When You Can’t Find Rest
Your body aches. Your mind runs an endless loop of the day’s events. You toss and turn in the bed. You need sleep, but sleep is far from you. More accurately, you need your body, mind, and spirit to settle down so you can enter into sleep. You need rest on all sides. Rest to your fatigued muscles. Rest to your anxious mind. Rest to your heavy spirit. Being in a position to receive ...
Trust Him Enough to Rest
Below is a guest post by my friend, Dr. Michelle Bengtson as she shares her Sacred Rest journey to learning to trust God enough to rest. *** “Exhausted.” I remember giving that as my answer when someone asked, “How are you?” As a neuropsychologist, I recognize that sometimes sleep disturbance and fatigue are the problems and other times they are a symptom of an even greater ...
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