Coach Your Loved Ones
This area of my blog strives to offer helpful questions and tips to coach the people you love toward gospel-centered thinking and living.
Have I learned contentment?
An audio version of this post can be listened to by clicking on the show graphic below: Who would've thought that playing with pumpkins in a creek could be so fun? It was a great challenge to throw pumpkins into our creek and try to pick them up and get them into a...
What Dreams and Desires Get In The Way Of More Fully Embracing Jesus and Others?
Click below to check out the podcast version of this post: What dreams and desires get in the way of more fully embracing Jesus and others? I prayed that the Lord would help me to desire to embrace Him over other things that were creeping into my heart. He reminded me...
Do I Live Life Like I Believe it’s Under the Lordship of Christ?
August of 2020 seems so long ago, but I'm revisiting a post from back then because it was such an uncertain time. As I face some new unknowns over the next month, I want to remember some things I learned during that first year or two of Covid. I remember spending more...
Podcast-What is My Knee-Jerk Reaction to the Feeling of Anger? Season 1 Episode 3
God's Word calls us to turn to Him at all times, but what if we struggle with that in the midst of feelings of anger and irritation? In this episode based on a previous blog post, we remember that we can approach the throne of grace for help in our time of need. Will...
Do I Practically Live As If I Don’t Trust God In Certain Situations?
This blog post is now available as a podcast! Click the image below if you'd prefer to listen: Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”“From childhood,” he answered. “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if...
Podcast S1E1 – How Am I Regularly Caring for My River of Thoughts?
Well, I've put this off for a long time, but I've finally created the first episode of my first podcast! Friends have told me more than once that they wished they could listen to my blog. Like me, they just don't have time for all the reading they want to do. As my...
What Is My Knee-Jerk Response to the Feeling of Anger?
“More than thirty-five years of counseling have led me to the statistical conclusion: approximately one out of one people struggle with anger.”Robert D. Jones, Calming Your Heart, 31-Day Devotionals for Life I know we all struggle with our responses to feelings of...
What’s My Plan To Work Proactively With My River of Thoughts?
I didn't sleep a wink the night before our class IV/V adventure down the Chattooga River. It was a ride I personally did not sign up for. A part of the vacation that my husband thought would be a great family experience. I was thankful for the mandatory safety video...
How Am I Regularly Caring For My River of Thoughts?
I used to live just one street over from the bluffs that rise up over the Missouri River. I'm familiar with its power. My kids and I loved to walk down to our historic town's riverfront to stand at the banks and throw rocks and sticks into it. Sticks were our favorite...
If I woke up tomorrow with no fear, what would I do first?
I'm always amazed at the lack of fear my kids have. They walk over logs high over creeks, my daughter rides horses, and my son pitches in baseball games. These things can stir up fears in me. Fear can be good. It can serve as an alarm bell that something is about to...
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