Advent’s Task – Preparing Room in Our Hearts For Jesus

Christmas is upon us, along with the myriad of expectations we carry with it. Things like – finding the perfect gifts, entertaining our friends and close family, special holiday traditions like stockings, holiday parties, a photo on Santa’s lap. Expectations run high.

Today, I’m wondering, if I am including or expecting Jesus in my Christmas preparations? Does it take some work?

I’m thinking Advent may be similar to preparing for company coming for dinner. It requires some preparation and planning. Making some room at the table of my life. Clearing out some space. Getting ready for the one coming.
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Thanks Giving. A Sacrifice of Praise.

Does anyone else notice that people are less polite these days?

Politeness seems to be a lost art. Please and thank you’s are rarely heard. I am old fashioned and I crave, yes, crave, politeness. Niceties. Love them. “Please” and “thank you’s” settle me. Make me smile.
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What Do You Need Deliverance From and What Does It Look Like?

We each have some thing – some place in our lives we want help – we need help. We want deliverance.

You know what specific area you want deliverance in. For me, I struggle with a chronic health condition and I want healing. I’ve experienced a great deal of healing, but I’d like more. I want:

  • less hardships – more healing.
  • less problems – more peace.
  • less pain – more purpose.
  • less luggage – more life

What I’ve discovered about deliverance – in my case for healing – it doesn’t always look like what I expect. [Read more…]

Take a Pause & Nurture Your Soul Today

What has caused you to pause lately?

Has anything stopped you in your tracks and caused you to reevaluate or regroup as you attempt to recover from a potential ‘hit’?

Let me give a personal example – my own health crisis.

For me, this was a life stopper. I had to quit my job – I had to move – I lost much of my normal function and ability to carry out the normal activities of daily living. [Read more…]

How Do I View Others – Looking Up – Looking Down – Or, Eye to Eye?

I am a tall woman, a full 5’10” to be exact. Life looks kind of different from up here.

Truly, your perspective on life is altered based on whether you look people eye to eye, or peer down at them from tall and lofty heights, or look at people from down below.

Height was not a physical attribute I delighted in growing up. When you’re the tallest person in your class in jr. high and high school, boy or girl, my height made me feel uncomfortable. Gawky. Which wasn’t helped by my excessively thin arms and legs. I might be the only person who lied and added weight for a high school sports team roster. [Read more…]

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