Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: devotional
A Fork in the Road
What is your passion? What drives you? What is it that you just cannot not talk about? What does your mind go to in every single conversation you have? I didn’t use to know the answer to these questions. Vaguely, I might have answered “Jesus” because that seemed like the right answer and in many …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 04.01.2022
When you read this, I will be somewhere over Europe on a journey to Israel that has been in the works for over a year. No. This isn’t an April Fool’s joke. I will not post while I am there but look forward to sharing my experiences when I return. Your prayers are appreciated as …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.31.2022
The fourth lesson I learned on the run is repetition. In order to run, you need to run. There are no shortcuts to developing lung capacity and endurance. I started by running a half mile and then a little further and then I could run a mile. Soon, I could run three miles. After that, …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.30.2022
The third lesson I learned on the run is the value of stretching. Often times, after I returned from a run, I moved right into the rest of the day. I didn’t take time to cool down or to stretch. Then I developed injuries. The days when I took five minutes to stretch at the …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.29.2022
Running provides a person many life lessons. My motivation to start exercising came from the rising number on the scales and the knowledge that my future health was, ultimately, up to me. While I can’t control everything, I can adopt certain habits that help my body to work optimally. For a few years, that meant …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.28.2022
Years ago, I joined those who call themselves runners. I started out slowly, running a mile or two and then three. In a few weeks time, I ran a 5K and then another and eventually, I ran two half marathons — 13.1 miles. I felt quite accomplished. One particular 5K I ran was in the …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.25.2022
I just finished my workout. The instructor mentioned her motivation in life right now is to protect her energy. Protect your energy. What does that mean? My first thought is I don’t have energy to do everything so I need to protect it, use it wisely. Protecting my energy means I say no. I say …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.18.2022
It feels familiar, kind of like hunger pangs that signal it’s time to eat. Only this isn’t hunger. It is more nebulous, sometimes difficult to identify with any degree of certainty. It lingers. It whispers. It requires action. It is anxiety. Anxiety is the distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.17.2022
Does God speak to you? Do you hear him? Better yet, do you listen to him? Sometimes I don’t want to hear what someone has to say so I have sophisticated ways of tuning out the voice. I learn it from my grandchildren. First strategy: keep moving and making noise. Twirling, singing, talking, dancing, running …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.16.2022
We have two homes — one in Indiana and one in Florida. Some people have their primary residence and a cottage on the lake or a cabin in the woods or both. I just returned from our vacation home in Florida. The house in Florida is great. It’s a small townhome; one home in a …
Out of the Chaos 