EMPTY So many of the messages I hear have to do with filling up… Fill up our time with activity Fill up our homes with stuff Fill up our bellies with food Fill up our glasses with drink Fill up our brains with technology This week I want to try to live with some emptiness. Instead of pulling out my phone as soon as I have a minute, I want to let the minute pass. Instead of turning … [Read more...] about Week 8 ~ Empty
Week 7 ~ Courage
Good morning all! Can you believe we are half way through our challenge? This is week 7! Let's do a quick recap before I talk about this weeks challenge word. (courage). The idea of this fun challenge is to help you think just a little bit differently in your day to day life. To help you shift ever so slightly to point you more towards JOY and away from stress. I hope you have been intentional in … [Read more...] about Week 7 ~ Courage
Week 6 ~ Story
Story.... Our word for the week. I love stories...reading them, sharing them, living them. I just finished reading a great book and it reminded of the power of stories. They can be an escape. They can open us to truth. They can connect us. They can move us forward. This week I invite you to reflect on story... What is your story? What stories comfort you, connect you, move you from stressed … [Read more...] about Week 6 ~ Story
Week 5 ~ Connect
I am sitting in the car in Chicago this is where I from. I flew in to surprise my mom for her birthday & to "connect" with some very special people. I will write more about this challenge tonight. In the meantime...ask yourself...."who do I want to CONNECT" with. How often do you CONNECT with those most important to you? Whether it's your immediate family, or a friend (new or old), or even … [Read more...] about Week 5 ~ Connect
Week 4 ~ Ruah
One of the best parts of seminary was learning the nuances of some Greek and Hebrew words. The Hebrew word ruah is not easily defined, as it represents things like Spirit, wind, breath… With all that is going on in our families, work places, schools, churches, communities it can be hard to feel God’s presence in the midst of it all. This week I invite you to be more aware of God’s Spirit … [Read more...] about Week 4 ~ Ruah
Week 3 ~ Listen
Each week I wonder what will the next challenge be… I don’t usually plan ahead, because I find that each week, each day, heck! Each hour ~ I am being inspired and challenged and given opportunities of things to share with you. So last night, as I was listening to my ipod on the way to pick up my son, the word of the week came to me. …LISTEN… Being a somewhat outgoing, crazy, busy … [Read more...] about Week 3 ~ Listen
Week 2 – “NOW”
A new word for Week 2...From Stressed to Blessed... From Ann Marie Quigley-Swanson (AMQS) "NOW" It is all so easy to get bogged down in what we could have done differently in the past, or what we need to do in the future that we miss what is happening… right now, in this moment, in this day, in this relationship. My challenge for us this week is to be present in the NOW. Every day … [Read more...] about Week 2 – “NOW”
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