Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: encouragement
OUT OF THE CHAOS 04.13.2022
Where does one start when summarizing a trip to Israel? Is it a day-by-day recap of sites visited? It is by recounting the food we ate? The weather we experienced? The lack of lines at the sites? Or is it my personal experience at each site, what I felt the Holy Spirit show me in …
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 03.30.2022
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 03.25.2022
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 03.24.2022
Last week I talked about anxiety. As I consider pausing and anxiety in the same basket, something becomes abundantly clear to me. Next week, my husband and I, along with about thirty-eight others, are traveling to Israel. Now, I have overcome my anxiety about air travel. I have overcome my anxiety about air travel across …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.23.2022
The other day my friend told me she did three things she’s never done before. “How wonderful!” I said. “Do tell!” Her never before done deeds were: powerwashing her front porch, trimming her boxwoods with a power trimmer and fasting for twenty-four hours. I was so proud of her for each of these accomplishments. But …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.22.2022
I am a sewist. That means I sew things. Mostly pieced quilts, bags of all types and once in a while, a clothing item for my granddaughters or their dolls. There is one indicator it is time for me to take a break, to pause, if you will. When I spend more time correcting mistakes …
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 