Apr 19, 2015 | Marriage and Family, Practicing Love, The Waiting Room, Waiting, Writing
I should have remembered, though, that the life of the spirit is never static. We’re born on one level, only to find some new struggle towards wholeness gestating within. That’s the sacred intent of life, of God—to move us continuously toward growth,...
Apr 4, 2015 | Bible Study, Devotions, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Other, Practicing Love, Prayer, Trust in God, Waiting
The gifts of the Master are these: freedom, life, hope, new direction, transformation, and intimacy with God. If the cross was the end of the story, we would have no hope. But the cross isn’t the end. Jesus didn’t escape from death; he conquered it and...
Feb 21, 2015 | Conversation, Devotions, Faith, Life Coaching, Strength for Hard Times, Waiting, Writing
Rest: a period or interval of inactivity, repose, solitude, or tranquility: to go away for a rest. Restoration: the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment. The Necessity of Rest-oration I don’t rest well. For doers, like myself, rest seems like...
Jan 24, 2015 | Achalasia, Faith, Other, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, The 12 Practices, The Waiting Room, Trust in God, Waiting
A girl always feels better when she’s going home. I hope you feel better. I woke up this morning with one singular sentence on the tip of my tongue: Never underestimate the power of better.” Better, I thought. I haven’t given that word much thought....
Jan 15, 2015 | Achalasia, Bible Study, Faith, Other, Practicing Love, Prayer, The 12 Practices, Trust in God, Waiting
“I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness, and the willingness to remain vulnerable.” ― Anne Morrow...
Jan 9, 2015 | Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Other, Trust in God, Waiting
When Passion Meets Purpose, Part I I clearly remember my college guidance counselor (do they even call them that anymore?) telling me, “Janell, if you know what you want to do by the age of 30, you are right on target.” Oh how right he was. At age 30, I...
