Happiness that holds up in hard times A key ingredient to happiness that holds up in hard times is gratitude. Instead of noticing what’s missing, train your brain to notice what’s already there. Gratitude helps us do this. Gratitude doesn’t deny the pain. It just refuses to let pain be the loudest voice in the […]

What’s yelling at you that you are answering while leaving what’s quietly needing your attention unattended to? Even as I sat down to write this blog, I got distracted by three other things that I needed to have already taken care of or for sure must be handled by tomorrow. Never a shortage of to-do’s. […]

My husband and I are declaring that this year will be marked by true riches for us. Why don’t you, too?! “So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?” Luke 16:11 NIV As I pondered this, I had a thought…”I am not sure if I […]

God has something to say so if we are made in His image, we need to have something to say. There are so many people who want to be “an influencer” or who try to be “a leader”. The lights, camera, action just all seem so alluring, right?! I was taught that reluctant leaders are […]

Really, it’s all good? Is it all good? If we are being totally honest… is it ALLL good? Well, yea, overall. Every detail? Probably not but I got to thinking about this phrase and about people who have this persona. I grew up valuing “real” a little too much. Yea, yea, “keep it real”, “the […]

“Be it according to Thy Word.” Exodus 8:10 What part of your life is being as His Word says it is to be? That is the part of your life that is so good it’s almost dreamy. So then for the areas that are a little less dreamy and at times even more nightmarish, say […]

Living off the top is so much more fun than living off the bottom. And I’m not even talking about financially. I’m talking about an abundance mentality like John 10:10 speaks of that Jesus came to give us. I’m talking about an abundance way of thinking when it comes to forgiveness, time, energy, health, and […]

My then, fifteen year old may have been more right than I knew and I can hardly believe I’m admitting it. Few things would frustrate me more than when he would say, “It’s not that deep, Mom!” and he said it about everything, especially when he just didn’t wanta hear “another sermon”. I was working […]

34 Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and [a]take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of […]

I told you last week I was going to do a Cowgirl Up blog series leading into Happy Girl 25 and then today has slipped by and I failed to Cowgirl Up until now soooooo… I decided to share with you what to do when you don’t Cowgirl Up and you wish you would have […]