Here in the "Bible Belt," we talk a lot about going to church and not nearly enough about being the church. Did you know there is a difference? We go to church on Sundays, sometimes Wednesdays and often even in between. Going to church is a routine, even a ritual at times. Being the church is so much more. I saw that firsthand this weekend as: volunteers from ...
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Are You Overwhelmed? A New Outlook for the Overwhelmed
Are you overwhelmed? Busy? Stressed out? Worried? Sometimes the solution will surprise you. How can you find a new outlook for the overwhelmed? Y'all, I have been BUSY. The kind of busy that makes me want to sit down and cry because I feel so overwhelmed with things to do. Do you know that feeling? I have to be honest and tell you that when I feel this way, ...
Finding the Constant in the Crazy
Wow. I totally dropped the ball last week. Probably because I was juggling so many of them. I apologize for not posting the Encouraging Word Wednesday linkup last week, but life happened. A lot. It always does, which is why I'll never be a better blogger. We were busy. We were sad. We had fun. We didn't. We rolled a whole lot of life into the last couple of ...
25 Verses to Help You Overcome Worry
Do you worry? Why? What does the Bible say about worry, and how can we overcome the tendancy to do it? My mom is an expert in worry. Y'all, if worrying were an Olympic sport, she'd have a room full of medals. She is good at it. For example, we live several hours away from each other, but she knows if we're having bad weather before I do. Every ...