Seeking Peace
Let nothing disturb you. God alone suffices.St. Teresa of Avila We are to enter the rest of God. Hebrews 4:3a says, "Now we who have believed enter that rest." And Philippians 4:6 tells us, "Be anxious for nothing, but in all things by prayer and supplication, with...
Floating or Fighting
What life can you bring to your day with a different word spoken? The summer Olympics are happening in Rio as I write this. Many commentators are going overboard with racial quips, makeup opinions, and more. It really is tiring. However, it is exciting hearing about...
Making Room for the Positive
Some relationships we need to start. Others we need todiscontinue. And then the ones we start will need to be evaluated. It is great tobe a positive influence in the lives of others around us, but when the relationshipgoes sour, negative, and dragging into the dirt,...
Struggling through Scoliosis
Paul says in James 1:2: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." Being joyful in our trials is one of the hardest things to choose. I learned to choose joy and trust God each day when we discovered our daughter had...
Choosing Joy
How can you be more joyful?Cleanliness is Franklin's virtue for this chapter. Cleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation. I would add to Franklin's list that your state of mind is truly a place you want to keep clean every day. Develop the habit of continual...
Thinking Joy
Earl Nightingale said it best: "We become what we think about." When I think joy, I am joyful. When I think irritation, I am irritable. When you think blessings, you are blessed. When you think favorably, you have favor.Positive and joyful thinking is not an overnight...
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