First, write a summary of your 2017 so far in 100 words. Not 2017 politics or what you read on Facebook, but your personal and professional life in 2017. High level. Short. And, this time, factual. Now: circle or bold one word that feels like something you would be delighted to bring into or increase... Continue Reading →
Years ago, I read a book called Hiding from Love. I honestly don’t remember a ton about the book itself. But I do recall being fascinated by the paradox that we frequently, through our patterns and behaviors, hide from the very thing that we most want and most universally long for: love. For today’s prompt,... Continue Reading →
[POD] #9: Much appreciated Write about this: Who or what do you appreciate? And this: How fun is that, the revelry of appreciation? And this: What new can you find to appreciate, using both meanings? When I think about appreciation, I immediately think about a time that I did not appreciate someone. It has been... Continue Reading →
POD #6: What do you do that no longer serves you? What do you do that no longer serves you? What are you getting out of doing it? Are you attached to that? What would it take for you to release it? And who would you be, if you released it? This prompt could not... Continue Reading →
As a child and young teen, I thought the world revolved around me. The adults and my friends did little to convince me otherwise at the time. When reality set in as a teen mother, that the world didn't revolve around me, I realized very little was about me. Most of my family still expect... Continue Reading →
Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?” “O Sovereign Lord ,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.” Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord ! So I spoke this... Continue Reading →
God has placed on my heart a burden for marriages in the church. It comes in waves, but when it hits I can hardly move under the weight of it. At times I feel like it us a selfish burden, but it is there none the less. I pray until the burden breaks, which... Continue Reading →
POD #19: The Power of Your Word One of the quotes that those close to me would say is a Jackie-ism is "Your words have power." I grew up hearing the scripture that "the power of life and death are in the tongue. " But I don't know when it really clicked for me that what we... Continue Reading →
POD #18: My bucket Right now, I feel like my bucket is empty. Waiting for some type of inspiration, passion or creativity to magically begin to flow. There are a few that come regularly to drink from my bucket, but I am not feeling the fresh connections and creativity that comes as new people come... Continue Reading →
POD #14: Childhood, part deux This morning someone shared on Facebook about being childlike rather than childish. It resonated because yesterday, I was definitely being childish. I won't defend that it was less childish than I have been in the past, it doesn't matter - I was childish. So this is a thought-provoking prompt. My husband... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 