Perspective - Joy to the Soul

05 Dec

What happens when life has an unplanned pause?

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A Season of Waiting, BECOMING More Series

I’m a doer. I dance to the rhythm of daydreaming, goal setting, and box checking. But as events in my life collided, I came to a full stop. At first, it felt forced; like when a construction worker uses a stop sign to reroute traffic. And yet, trying to push...

11 Oct

How to turn down the volume on your doubts

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All Things New, Live Your Joy Story

Listening to music as I cook or as I drive makes a task feel less like a task. The lyrics or the rhythm create a vibe to enhance the experience. Sometimes, I crank up the volume. But as we walk by faith, the things we want the most becomes the...

19 Jul

What’s special about the rest of your summer?

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Joy to The Soul Summer, Live Your Joy Story

In this third and final week of this year’s Joy to the Soul Summer series, the focus is rest. In addition to reflection and realignment, it is one of the 3 Ways This Summer Could Make a Difference. Around March of each year, my internal clock sends me a reminder....

25 Jun

3 Ways This Summer Could Make a Difference

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Joy to The Soul Summer

Welcome to Joy to the Soul Summer! If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’re familiar with the series. Each year, I share encouragement from scriptural truths containing images of the summer season. Here is this year’s focus: “For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives...

31 May

5 Affirmations for Your Faith Hesitations

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Affirmation, BECOMING More Series, In Difficult Times

My slow pace on a prayer walk was an obvious pause. It wasn’t a leisurely choice. It was a hesitant one. My next steps, from parenting to a possible career pivot, felt scary. But the warmth of the sun streaming through the trees brought serenity my way. Yet even while...

29 Feb

When there is much to love about life…

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Live Your Joy Story, Living With Purpose, The Gratitude Series

The shortest month of the year was a stressful month for me. The deadlines dotted across my calendar felt like boulders stacked across my shoulders. Just as I tried to adjust, sickness came and brought all my striving to a halt (thankfully, I’m much better now). But my involuntary slow...

25 Jan

One word. Much focus. Much fruit.

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Live Your Joy Story, Next Step Series, Prayer Life

‭“Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare” (Psalms‬ ‭40:5‬ ‭NIV‬). This verse is the foundation of my one-word this year....

06 Jan

5 Habits You’ll Want to Start in Any Year

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