In my last post, Driven by Fear, I began a short series about what I learned in 2011. Now, I'd like to talk about RISKS.I am a creature of caution and habit most of the time. Predictability is how I like to pretend my life is run. However, looking back, I know this is not … Continue reading Take the Risk
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Driven by Fear
My next three or four blog entries will be about what I have learned in 2011. You may have heard these before, maybe learned them the hard way, or maybe they never came across your path. I just feel moved to share them with you.Driven by Fear;Spinning in Circles...Chances are, if you live a life … Continue reading Driven by Fear
In Search of Beauty…Isaiah [53]
Generally, these posts are about the beauty I see daily...or each week...or whenever GOD reveals it to me or allows me to experience it. This week's beauty is a little different:The most BEAUTIFUL GIFT of all:"the Lord Himself will give you a sign:The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him … Continue reading In Search of Beauty…Isaiah [53]
Beauty in the Quiet
"Be still; and know that I am GOD ;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth."-Psalm 96:10This weekend, I had my first free weekend of rest in months. This gave me more time to enjoy the quietness of the world around me. The beauty of the rain on my roof. The glow … Continue reading Beauty in the Quiet
Life: Unmasked – Grace for the Grace-less
Today I woke up as a small business co-owner. Not only that, today marked our first day actually open as a business. However, rather than waking up and putting all of our energy into our newly established business, my lovely co-owner and I had to go to our day jobs. The jobs that pay the … Continue reading Life: Unmasked – Grace for the Grace-less
Agapetos
Same inspirational blog - new name!While it is true this blog may be about giving a voice to those who have none, for speaking up on tough issues, it is about so much more. I want to have a place to emphasize the Love of GOD in all things. A place to remind you that … Continue reading Agapetos
Securtiy: My American Idol
Here I sit on my lunch break staring down the barrel at many questions and much uncertainty. Questions I would love to wake up and have answered tomorrow. Uncertainty I wish would become clarity.In the midst of it all, in an Aladdin-esq scene, I hear GOD ask, Do you trust me?And my response, much like … Continue reading Securtiy: My American Idol
God’s Fingerprints
Fate. Destiny. Divine Design... Call it what you will, but things work out the way they do for a reason.Miracles. Magic. Angels & Demons. Coincidence & Chance. Whichever you believe, GOD's power is shown. Working all things great and small according to His will and good pleasure. Our job: Trust. In all of lie's chaos … Continue reading God’s Fingerprints
Dreaming with Ramona
The other night my roommates and I watched 'Ramona and Beezus.' We laughed and cried as we watched our childhood friend come to life on screen. I kept thinking, Look at that little girl. Such big dreams! She knows who she is, she's proud, and she's so wonderful!Then, I remembered that I used to be … Continue reading Dreaming with Ramona
Ecclesiastes 1 Kind of Life
"Meaningless, Meaningless!...Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." Ecclesiastes 1:2Do you ever feel this way? Apathetic about life because everything is meaningless? I call those times my "Ecclesiastes 1" times. Those days, weeks, even months when nothing seems to matter at all. If you continue in Ecclesiastes you will find that all our toil is for not. … Continue reading Ecclesiastes 1 Kind of Life
Soul Cadence Creative - Thoughts from A Creative in Mental Health 