You say, “If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.” But you make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled. Charles Spurgeon Are you content? Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves. Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be … So don’t worry about having enough food or drink or clothing. Why be like the pagans ... [Read More]
Why So Busy? 3 Reasons and 3 Responses
You're busy. I know. I am too. {Remember, I'm not even apologizing for it anymore.} But here's the thing, there's good busy and there's bad busy. I know, it all makes our calendars look crazy. But the truth is, there are times when life is just busy and it's for all the right reasons. And then there are the other times — you know, when we've let things get out of control and we need a reality check. When I look at the busy season in my life, I've noticed there are three main ... [Read More]
Creating Time? 10 Simple Ideas
Is your to do list overwhelming? Have you ever wished for just one more hour in the day? Or one more day in the week? Do you wish you could create more time? Yeah, me too. In fact, if we're honest, I'd imagine we all do. We cannot make our days last 25 hours, but we can find simple ways to use the time we have better. I'm no organizational expert. If you were to come visit my house right now, you'd see my dining room table piled high with all the "stuff" that didn't fit when we put ... [Read More]
Adding Anything Affects Everything {a God-sized dreams post}
Several years ago I learned a hard lesson about myself: I'm a control freak. My need for perfection, to be seen as capable, to never disappoint, that desire for approval was destroying me ... and it was costing me more than realized. I spent a lot of time studying Proverbs 31. In fact, I spent most of 2006 and 2007 digging deep into those passages and looking at the words and phrases, comparing them to other passages of Scripture about women. What I learned changed me. By October of 2007, ... [Read More]
Because Really, You Can’t Do It All!Work Shift by Anne Bogel
I have a longstanding issue with the word balance. A couple of years ago I wrote several posts on the topic of Lopsided Living encapsulating my ideas on purposefully pursuing an unbalanced life. I've questioned the biblical veracity of this modern notion of balance and the practicality of attempting to live it out. In both cases I've come up with the same answer ... it's no good. Work Shift by Anne Bogel, writer of Modern Mrs. Darcy, beautifully explains another view of this same "balance ... [Read More]
Choose, Don’t Compare or Compete
Never compare your life's journey with anyone else's. Your journey is your journey; not a competition. Unknown Far too often we waste our days comparing and competing. But what would happen if we chose instead? What if we chose prayer instead of Pinterest? Or family instead of Facebook? What if we chose success in our marriages over success in marketing? Or more parenting over more page views? What would happen if for one week we refused to listen to the enemy's scheming? If we stopped ... [Read More]
