Reflective posts about goal setting.
Earlier today, I found this poem by Judith Viorst – one I’ve used several times in posts. She writes in one stanza … I’ll have no trumpets, triumphs, trails of glory.It seems the woman I’ve turned out to beIs not the heroine of some grand story.But I have learned to find the poetryIn what my…
In the past few weeks, I’ve read some books that I love … ones that I think are worth reading – worth keeping on your bookshelf to review again and again! Prayer in the Night Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over…
Earlier this week, I wrote that we are saved by faith … period! And that is true. But when that happens, when the gospel takes root in the good soil of our hearts, we realize that God has called us to do good works. Our works are an expression of our faith. Notice what the…
Can you know your own heart? Your own motives? My husband and I are starting a study of Luke 15 and using Tim Keller’s book, The Prodigal God, as a discussion guide. We were talking today about which “brother” we most relate to. That sparked a conversation about knowing our own hearts, our own motives….
Introduction There have been times when I longed to be a “lone ranger” Christian. I tend to be shy, something of a wallflower in groups of people, often feeling awkward and out of place. Introversion defines me. I am energized by spending time on my own and having my best conversations with myself. I am…
Background Several years ago, in a sermon on prayer, my husband, also my pastor at that time, encouraged us to pray on the spot when others requested prayer. He challenged us to think about how often we casually say we will pray for others but walk away, forgetting to do that very thing. I had…