POD #9: Decathexis My life is in a state of perpetual motion. The moment that I feel like I should give something up, to make time for the things that are more important - I find something else to fill my freed time with. I don't mean to, really I crave down time - and yet... My schedule,... Continue Reading →
POD #8: A shower of creativity Headed up Highway 71 past Joplin towards Kansas City going 75 MPH. It is amazing the ideas that I have had on that stretch of highway. I tend to be most creative on long drives. There is something about the open road that clears my head and allows... Continue Reading →
POD #6: Your Royal Highness: There was a time in my life that I thought I was the crowned queen of the world. It was a fantasy world that many of the members allowed me to fill. Yes, my world was small, but I believed that it revolved around me. When I became a mother,... Continue Reading →
POD #5: Your Spiritual Magnet As a child, I loved to walk through downtown Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It was filled with many interesting shops with clothing, trinkets, and art. Some buildings were one story, with doors propped open inviting us in. Other were multiple stories, with multiple store and interior entry ways, where we would seldom... Continue Reading →
POD #4: Consciousness Crumbs - If there were one single thing that came into your consciousness in the last 72 hours which you would take a DustBuster to in order to get it out of your consciousness, your mind or your spirit, what would it be? It's hard to narrow down to a single thing... Continue Reading →
Prompt of the Day #2 based on Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott. The task to simply write out a message in one of those 3 veins: 1. Asking for help God knows I have never been one to ask for help. If I'm honest, the thought of it tears at my... Continue Reading →
A thirty-day writing challenge, I have done it each October for a few years now - focusing on living intentionally, on discipline, on trust. What makes this time different? My focus is not to convey a thought on a specific topic or delve deeper into my word for the year. My hope for this next thirty... Continue Reading →
Seed blower. That was the word that came to me during prayer. Coupled with a parable in the New Testament. “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow... Continue Reading →
Vulnerability. It is not something that comes easily. Opening myself up emotionally, is difficult. I was raised by parents who never seemed to care how I felt. They never asked how I was coping with things. The most tragic times in my life, I don't really recall them being involved in my emotional support. When... Continue Reading →
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. When... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 