I’m leading an (in)couragers group right now for moms of teenagers. This session of (in)couragers ends on Friday so I asked the ladies in my group what they had liked most about participating … here’s what some of them said: I love how open everyone has been, how warm and welcoming, and just feeling connected […]
Contentment
Content in Ourselves
As I’ve grappled with the question: Am I really content in Christ? I’m understanding so much of what I struggle with is rooted in a discontent with myself. I feel like Eve must have in the garden when she ate that fruit and realized suddenly she was naked. She felt shame about herself. I get […]
Content in Christ
Welcome back to 31 Days of Living Well … we left off a couple of weeks ago as life got so busy for me off line I didn’t have time to keep writing online. But here we are — ready to finish up the last 10 days. In case you’d forgotten, the last post was […]
We Learn Contentment
Waaaay back at the beginning of this series I shared one of the truths of living well: We can be content. This week, we’re going to spend some time unpacking this concept and exploring what true contentment looks like in the heart, mind, and life of a believer. Paul wrote in his letter to the […]
You CAN Be Content!
Contentment does not lie around the next corner. It is not waiting for us on the other side of today’s difficulty, nor is it lost with yesterday. Contentment is where God is, and God is with us today. Lydia Brownback … for I have learned in whatever situation I am in to be content. Philippians […]
Being OK with Where You Are {book review}
When I give my “it” to God I am not setting it free to fly and let the universe decide to bring it back or not. Instead, I am surrendering my plans to a personal God who loves me and knows what is best for my heart. Being OK with Where You Are I have […]