A new approach. I hope you like it.
Sometimes, new is good. I hope you’ll overlook the fact that I am reposting. I wanted to see what this looked like. Maybe I’ll post something like this every end-of-month, so in case you didn’t read a post, they are all in one place.
So, what do you think?
Besides, trying something new is good, right? And considering it’s the end of the month, it works out well.
Plus, I like being able to see my posts this way as well. It’s been two months of reflection and sorting things out. Mental health, identifying the truly important, and relationships. Some pretty heady subjects. But what else is there to do in these two dark, cold months?
Now, I contend with this Afib diagnosis. I’m having a hard time adjusting to the medications. But I try to see things in perspective. It’s not terminal. It’s treatable. Perspective certainly helps. Besides, I’m an overcomer in Christ.
If faith doesn’t work during times of illness, when will it?
I hope you have a great weekend and blessings to each of you.
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My word for the year. Choices
Do you sometimes feel your prayers aren’t effective? Do you wonder sometimes if there are “right” or “wrong” ways to pray? I think we all get frustrated at times and that’s a good thing. It’s good to revisit how we pray. Maybe there’s more we can learn….Read more here. Read more
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Spiritual exchanges. What is it?
What is a spiritual exchange? Spiritual exchanges are always happening. These first three paragraphs are quoted from “the me I want to be” by John Ortberg. “Dr. Jilll Taylor was a thirty-seven-year-old, Harvard-trained brain scientist who suffered a massive stroke. The left side of her brain, which regulates speech and linear thinking, was devastated. For… Read more
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Is your heart aching?
My heart is aching. How could it not? But I pray because in this case, it is truly all I can do. I tell myself I won’t watch any more news coverage of the Russian War on Ukraine. But I have to. I need those scenes in front of me to keep my prayers on… Read more
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A heartfelt prayer for the anxious today.
Anxious feelings are so uncomfortable. We feel such pressure on our chest. Our heart flutters, our pulse quickens but talking to God helps. Everyone feels anxiety Each of them, male and female, struggles with some emotional or mental issues, ranging from anxiety, depression, fear, etc. It’s not something they deal with all of the time… Read more
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How to avoid a recurrence of depression
A recurrence of depression is a common fear in those who have experienced an episode. I’m currently reading an interesting book about depression and the overwhelming research about the misuse of antidepressants. The research is becoming clearer all the time: Antidepressants only somewhat effective Antidepressants are not as effective as the drug companies have reported, (only about thirty… Read more
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Anxiety feels awful. Right?
The agony of anxiety If you’ve never dealt with anxiety then you have no idea the agony that anxiety causes. Most often it results in rumination, the constant mulling over the same fear or negative thinking over and over again. It steals one’s happiness and disrupts their life significantly. Someone very close to me struggles… Read more
