POD #13: As a child. . . It’s your turn to do the exercise. List 10 things you loved as a child. List 10 things you loved doing as a child.Do you see your creative calling in there?Do you regularly engage in your creative calling right now? Either in your work or in some other part... Continue Reading →
POD #11: Alone in the wild (i.e., things you are not) All creation is co-creation. We exist in relationship to each other, and we grow in relationship to each other, too. Who or what are you co-evolving with? A friend, a teacher, a community, an institution? God? Your mate? Your family? Your world? How is... 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 →
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 →
I am not generally a flower person, so when I can't get an image off my mind, and it's a flower, I take notice. This picture doesn't do justice to the vibrant colors that are portrayed in my mind, but it was the closest I could come to the type and colors of flower that... 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 #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 #17: Spiritual Pepper Spray (Good Judgement or Judging) When I think about judging others, and if I'm honest I do it more than I should, I am comparing how I do something or see something with how someone else responds. Generally, when I am judging someone, I myself as better than someone in a... Continue Reading →
POD #12: Adaptogens Without thinking, I can say that God and my faith in Him is what helps me to withstand the stresses and strains that life places on my system. Almost daily, someone will comment on how they don't know how I handle the things that are thrown at me daily. Being a social... 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 →
Restoring Voice 