“Just chill!” It is something I say to my children, particularly my high-strung third child, many times a day. They begin to get worked up about something that is easily fixed. The heart rates rise and the voices get shrill. They are beginning to panic – and usually it’s over nothing…
Learn about how I was able to go from being the family breadwinner to taking an extreme pay cut to work from home through these cost-saving principles…
There are so many reasons we can give ourselves for why the person standing at the intersection with the homeless sign is not actually deserving of our contribution – why we should drive away without a glance and not give them a penny of our hard-earned money. But I say we should do it anyway – we should GIVE ANYWAY…
You often hear of people seeking a “fresh start,” a new beginning in an area of their life where they just need to try again, to start over. We have all made mistakes in areas where we wish we could go back and erase past errors and hurts. This of course is impossible, but what we are given every 24 hours is a new day, and there is power in a new day…
When I encouraged my daughter to bring a situation to God in prayer, I realized in hindsight that I was constantly making sure she knew that her prayer might not be answered, that she should be prepared for the worst, even though she had complete faith. This ultimately led to me to ask myself why I was seeking to diminish her childlike faith…
