As 2018 is winding down, I hope you have some time to reflect on the year. What are you thankful for? What can you do better next year? What are you excited about? Who are the people that make it all worthwhile? Merry Christmas!! May God bless you and keep you in His perfect peace …
Is Fear Stopping You?
Did you know that fear mostly exists in our mind? It's true. Most of the calamities and crises we are afraid of don't come to pass. Fear itself stems from our allowing our thoughts to run wild and rehearse a hundred different ways something can go wrong. It steals our joy and our sleep. We …
Be Thankful For the Hard Stuff
It's pretty easy to make a list of what we are thankful for isn't it? Home, family, friends, job, food ... What about when bad things happen? Difficult people, difficult seasons. Life gets pretty raw sometimes. Are you thankful for that? You should be. Before you smack me, hear me out. When you look back …
How Can 20 Seconds Change Your Life?
Does this sound familiar? Turn on my computer. Get my coffee. Kickoff the daily email battle for zero inbox Review the to-do list and the day begins ... you get the idea and it probably sounds familiar. One of the most dangerous things we do every day is just coast. We get into our routines …
The Hardest Crowd To Please
The hardest crowd to please or succeed in is the one you’re closest to, normally your family, the people you live with or spend the most time with. These are the ones who see the worst moods, frustrations, and outbursts. Sometimes they even remind you of your shortcomings long after the fact. “You’re never happy. You're …
Surprising Ways We Self-Sabotage
A friend of mine recently asked me what was the number one thing I compare myself in. I'm thinking, "Just one?! It's a tie for everything!" And I realized, I compare myself so often I'm mostly unaware of it. Comparison is the constant soundtrack playing in my head, sort of like background music. What is …
Secret to Success
Wanna know the secret to success? It's really not that hard. Are you ready? Here it is: STOP COMPARING! 3 ways to stop comparing: Define success for you - if you allow other people's definition of success into your awareness, then you're off on another rabbit trail. It's a path filled with discontent and …
Why I Do Things That Scare Me
The following lines stopped me in my tracks. Am I reading this right? I should put myself in the middle of miracle by taking a risk. Not a stupid or dangerous risk, rather put myself out there and commit to trying something that scares me a little (or a lot). Something I KNOW will stretch …
Conquering Fear – Part 2
Let's switch gears and talk about pushing through the fear. Why are people always saying things like "Do it afraid" or "Courage is feeling the fear and doing it anyway?" There are thousands of quotes about facing your fear. Did you ever stop and think about that? I am follower of Jesus and I believe …
Conquering Fear – Part 1
Did you ever stop and think about how much fear controls us? We let fear keep us from doing what we really want because of others' opinions. On the flip side, we let fear keep us in things way past the time we want to quit or should have moved on. Why? Again, because of …