Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: encouragement
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 03.15.2022
Monday’s post stayed in my head. I didn’t get the words on paper, I barely had them in order in my head. The idea was there, but it didn’t blossom or grow. Friday my daughters picked me up at the airport. We went for dinner together to welcome me home, followed by a girls’ sleepover …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.11.2022
It was about a year ago, a woman messaged me and wanted to meet which I did willingly. It was the beginning of a beautiful work of God as, together, we sought the Lord for her healing. One evening I shared with her my experience of asking Jesus questions. I remember telling her that I …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.10.2022
Jesus teaches me. He teaches me how to be alone. He teaches me when to ask for companionship. 33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. 34He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Mark 14:33-34 There …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.09.2022
Ever felt scared to be alone? Not scared like “someone is going to get me!” scared, but scared like “what will I do all day?” scared. Christmas vacation is over and the kids all go back to school; mostly you are excited and giddy to be in a routine again but there’s that part of …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.08.2022
What is forgiveness? Today I was watching a bit of TV and this question was posed between two characters. The one hoped it was a clean slate, having others forget what happened, no longer needing to feel bad about something. The other character didn’t know if that was possible. That would mean the deed was …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 03.07.2022
I am going to get myself in trouble. I see the calendar says it is March and religious material tells me it is Lent. Putting those two things together, I expect for spring to be just around the corner with flowers poking through the ground and the temperatures rising. Every year I expect this and …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 02.24.2022
Children provide a great deal of entertainment — even when they are being absolutely serious and horrified about something. It behooves me to contain my laughter when my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter shakes her finger or stomps her foot in indignation. Last evening was classic. She and her sister had spent the day with …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 02.23.2022
Did anyone capture the date and time yesterday when it all coincided? 2:22 p.m. on 2/22/22? My brother was on a Zoom call and was able to click a photo during that one minute. As we anticipated the minute when all numbers would be two, my mother asked if something was supposed to happen. No. …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 02.22.22
17Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?” Genesis 17:17 12So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman …
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