Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: trust
Daily Reads 11.08.2019
Many situations cause anxiety. It seems to me they all point to our core longings. If we long to belong, we will be anxious that others will reject us. If we long for unconditional love, we will worry about being a disappointment. If we long for safety, we will worry where our provisions come from. …
Daily Reads 05.31.2019
The strategic planning exercise we participated in at Ashland University challenged me. I had done the same type of activities in other settings, but our instructor simplified it for us. He suggested the process to get from where we are to where we want to be includes three elements: Daily Diversion: We were challenged to …
Spring Clean-up
The focus at our house the last week has been the landscaping. Memorial Day means different things to different people. For some it is graduation, for others a wedding, for others remembering a fallen comrade. For me, it is my deadline to have the landscaping cleaned up and mulched. This spring has been slow in …
Daily Reads 05.24.2019
We are common vessels containing the brightest treasure. Troubles come but they are passing through. We are new in Christ and cannot be evaluated by human standards. Read: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 In our government, an ambassador is the highest ranking individual a president can send to a foreign country to be his representative. In the …
Walk a mile…in my shoes.
When I was in high school, our church youth group planned an annual retreat and invited high school age students from the churches in our conference. It was a weekend event with a speaker, planned games/activities, food and fun. I loved it.
Tribute to Lena
For everything there is a season,a time for every activity under heaven.A time to be born and a time to die. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Today those who knew and loved Lena will gather together to celebrate her life! I thought it fitting to honor her by dedicating this post to her. Three years ago I stopped …
Daily Reads 05.10.2019
Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 This passage keeps coming to mind this week. As we hurry through life, it’s so easy to forget that there is enough time. We have all we need. There is a time for everything under the sun – knowing when it’s time to move on and when it’s time to stay is …
Hurry, hurry, hurry!
How often in a day do you say “Hurry up!” That phrase pops into my head way more than I care to admit. I am most likely to say, “Come on! Hurry up!” when I am driving. No one drives quite as well as I do…said everyone! So it seems I am in a hurry …
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 05.04.2019
‘My eyes are always on the Lord , for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.‘ Psalm 25:15 ‘Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.’ Proverbs 29:25 I can think of nothing more detrimental to the learning process than fear of others. What will happen if I admit …
