by Amy Jung | Oct 22, 2024 | Coaching Yourself, Grace, Story |
We weave thick vines in and out of and around our circular, amateur base to create a decorative ball. Soon, solar lights will be added to make it a visible yard ornament for the dark fall and winter nights that stretch ahead of us. It seems to be an illustration of...
by Amy Jung | May 23, 2024 | Coaching Yourself, Encouragement, Grace, Hope, Joy, Trusting God, Uncategorized |
Do you ever feel ashamed or disappointed that you have lacked faith or confidence in God…or even doubted Him? Our doubts, lack of trust, or weak faith may tempt us to think our faith isn’t strong enough. Let’s look at some scripture passages that might encourage us –...
by Amy Jung | Mar 14, 2024 | Coaching Yourself, Encouragement, Grace, Uncategorized |
Not too long ago, I wrote a post about how my cat, Lovey, shows my family what abiding does and doesn’t look like. Among Lovey’s many desirable cat qualities, He enjoys taking walks in the woods with me and my dog, Shadow. It’s difficult to make...
by Amy Jung | Jan 14, 2024 | Coaching Yourself, Contentment |
Lovey is our cool, orange tabby. He’s a cat’s cat. He’s soft and gentle with our family but will ferociously chase down a dog that’s going after one of his feline friends. He’s the king of our farm but allows strays to eat from his bowl. He was a rescue cat, so I like...
by Amy Jung | Dec 7, 2023 | Beyond the Nativity: A 4 Week Devotional on the Incarnation, Hope, Jesus, Trusting God, Uncategorized |
What do you think the artist was trying to show his audience in each person’s direction of attention? This painting, Gentile Da Fabriano’s Nativity from 1423, and the art study question are included in my updated and expanded Advent devotional, Beyond the...
by Amy Jung | Aug 7, 2023 | Coaching Yourself, Grace, Hope, Questions, Uncategorized |
Earlier this year, my family was punched in the emotional gut numerous times in a matter of weeks. Two officers were shot in my small hometown just twenty minutes away from where I now live. Tragically, one died and the other is still recovering. As a pastor and...
by Amy Jung | Apr 10, 2023 | Thinking, Uncategorized |
I’m excited to introduce a special guest and her writing to you today! Kelly Balarie is a master encourager and a passionate writer and speaker about God’s truths. She knows the power of God’s truth for the heart, soul, and mind and since we are all...
by Amy Jung | Feb 7, 2023 | Coaching Yourself, Contentment, Patience, Uncategorized, Yielding and Waiting |
The encouragement in this post has been expanded upon in the podcast episode which can be found below.Will you join me at Asking Is Loving?I’ve known my friend, Susan Newkirk, for about twenty years. We started off being friends through our young adult group at...
by Amy Jung | Nov 25, 2022 | Coaching Yourself, Contentment, Uncategorized |
Who would’ve thought 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 from inside a makeshift boat, an old deer sled. Picking them up was somewhat easy, but getting them into the...
by Amy Jung | Nov 12, 2022 | Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Contentment, Uncategorized |
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...
