Cruel words, a thoughtless email, careless remarks; I feel like I am drowning in discouragement. Unseen, ignored, longing for a kind word, yet none comes. Days flow into weeks, yet it is as though I am invisible, can no one see that I am drowning? Sometimes I can’t seem to figure out how to overcome discouragement. Discouragement can result from…
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How to Overcome Discouragement
How to Use Essential Oils For Comfort and Healing
Have you ever felt like you just needed some peace? Emotional or even physical relief from ongoing stress, pain or just an especially challenging time in your life? We all have times like that and often no idea of what will really help. I’d like to share with you how to use essential oils for comfort and healing. Along with…
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When Suffering Threatens to Overwhelm
As I sat in the dark just before dawn, I replayed the conversation over and over in my mind. I felt blind-sided; I never saw this coming. How was I going to walk this journey? I felt enveloped in the darkness, I couldn’t see the next step. Have you ever felt like this when suffering threatens to overwhelm you? After…
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Will My Grief Ever Go Away?
Will my grief ever go away? Asked my 10 year old little girl camper at our sponsored grief camp for kids. I enjoy serving at the children’s bereavement camp sponsored by the hospice agency where I work. We have children ages 6-12 years old that have lost a loved one to death. Each counselor is assigned one child, and you…
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Breaking Free From Busyness
Welcome to Mindfulness Monday! Each week I’m going to share with you some ways you can live more mindfully in the present moment. This week we’ll be learning how breaking free from busyness can actually result in more productivity. By learning to be more present, right here, right now, you will live a fuller life, love more completely and free…
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Prisoner Set Free
Thank you for joining me for Weekend Worship. Sometimes I have no words, my heart is full. Feeling like a prisoner set free, haunted by my past, unable to break free. When I cry out to God, He answers with healing and freedom. I find comfort in the Psalms, because it seems many of the Psalms express what I am…
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How Journaling Relieves Anxiety
Do you struggle with anxiety? Anxiety can cause both physical and emotional problems. It can make everyday problems more difficult, and keeping up with responsibilities overwhelming. Basic activities like work, school, relationships and social engagements become challenging. Excessive worry and fear causes some people to isolate themselves, feeling they have an innate weakness. Others become defensive and aggressive in an…
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New Experiences Through Mindfulness
Welcome to Mindfulness Monday! Each week I’m going to share with you some ways you can live more mindfully in the present moment. This week we’ll be learning how to find new experiences in our everyday environment. By learning to be more present, right here, right now, you will live a fuller life, love more completely and free yourself of…
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6 Easy Ways to Enjoy the Power of Gratitude
Looking for a way to become a happier person? Learn to employ the power of gratitude. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. Join me as we discover 6 easy ways to enjoy the power of gratitude. Nothing drags down the quality of your life than discontentment and lack of gratitude…
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