Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: joy
Daily Reads 05.08.2019
Listen: Just Be by Kim Walker Smith Before you click out of this post thinking, “I don’t have time to listen to a song right now!” let me tell you, it will take less than five minutes of your time. Will you choose to be concerned about the details or sitting at the feet of …
Daily Reads 05.05.2019
Bubble day again! Take time to rest and be renewed as you look forward to the new week. It’s a great day to have a great day! ‘I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord .”’ Psalms 122:1
Daily Reads 05.02.2019
A couple of weeks ago, our family had an impromptu weeknight dinner. After dinner, the conversation turned to our daughter’s work experience. She shared that in every job she had, her coworkers used the same adjectives to describe her. She admitted there might be something in this for her to learn. My husband took the …
Daily Reads 04.21.2019
Read: John 20:1-10 An empty tomb! That’s what the women found when they rushed to the garden early that Sunday morning. Despair filled their hearts as they attempted to find Jesus’ body. It made sense to stay at the tomb. I find it easy to stay at the tomb, to hang around outside. You know, …
Daily Reads 04.10.2019
Monday I practiced JOMO. It was okay, but not great. I need to practice more. Then I read the following and decided I took the wrong approach. My focus was more on what I could do – kind of like a “do it yourself” spirituality. It was really hard work. It seems I didn’t access …
Daily Reads 04.08.2019
Today I am practicing JOMO. It’s not easy. Saying no to something brought up all kinds of FOMO. After all, was I going to miss something? What if it was really cool? What if they come home and say how wonderful it all was? But I said no. And here is why. I needed to …
Daily Reads 04.01.2019
I am sure you have all heard the expression FOMO. If not, it is an acronym for “fear of missing out.” You know, those times when you are with friends and you really have to use the bathroom but you don’t want to go for fear of missing out. Even my 2 year old granddaughter …
Daily Reads 3.25.2019
Read: Colossians 3:12-17 I am really excited about this week. Years ago in counseling, I learned that we all live from a set of agreements we have made with ourselves. They aren’t always healthy and will vary from person to person depending on your experiences. Agreements you live from may sound like this: I will …
Daily Reads 3.22.2019
Every day we say things like: “I hope we go out for dinner tonight!” “I hope I don’t get sick.” “I hope I don’t run out of gas.” “I hope the kids come home before dark.” All of those statements reflect something we wish for, something we want to experience (or avoid), but mixed in …
Daily Reads 3.21.2019
Read: Romans 8:23-25 This passage requires a bit of digging into because at first glance it seems way off base. I have observed one thing that keeps us from placing our hope in God is sickness and suffering. That is the million dollar question: Why does God allow it? Well, I don’t have space in …
Out of the Chaos 