…and 5 Scriptures to help you live them well.
Nobody wants to waste ten minutes, much less ten years, right?! But, it’s so easy to do if we aren’t careful. At least that’s what I am finally figuring out.
Category Archives: My Thought Closet
Calling All Grown Up Women of God: Let’s Speak Into the Next Generation
If you could rewind and live out your teen years all over again, would you?! Sure, they may have been fun, but they also carried a whole lot of insecurity, didn’t they?
How This Blind Writer Writes
I lost my sight as a teenager in 1980. And, that was just before computers began to be everywhere and for everyone. But as I went off to college, even though there were computers available at my university, this blind young woman couldn’t access them. I couldn’t type yet and they couldn’t talk yet so computers just weren’t an option.
You Are Not the Only One
I sat on the front row in the church and listened to another speaker — my friend – and thought, Why can’t I get it together like she has it together? My best effort is like pond scum compared to her worst effort!
I had just presented a message before she did and I would present another message when she was finished. And, I didn’t want to stand on that stage and speak again; I wanted to shrink into the seat cushion because I felt totally incompetent and unnecessary at that moment. And then I felt shame for feeling that way at that moment!
But, here’s the thing. It wasn’t just at that moment I felt that way. That moment describes lots of moments for me!
Reducing Heart Clutter
My friend Alicia is joining us for Java today! No coffee for her, though — her mug is filled with steaming hot tea!
Dr. Alicia Britt Chole is a speaker and author. Whether spoken or written, her messages hit you in both head and heart and are like grace-filled surgeries. She and her husband, Dr. Barry J. Chole, direct a prayer retreat home called Rivendell and parent their three children in the Ozarks of Missouri where the stars shine brightly and their dogs bark loudly.
I asked her to share with you — us — about how to declutter our hearts so we can start off this new year with more of Jesus and less of our issues! Okay? Okay!
To learn more about my friend Alicia and her newest book, 40 Days of Decrease, visit www.aliciachole.com and www.40fasts.com.
New Year, New Plans, New YOU!
It’s a new year and time to rethink, rearrange, and redo!
We’re in the thick of that around here — we did a rethink and now we’re rearranging and redoing our basement.
