Every day there is something new to learn. But we must pay attention. Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Henry Ford The plan was to post a monthly ‘What I Learned’ but that didn’t happen. Next, I thought I’d try posting quarterly with Emily P Freeman’s ‘What We Learned’ link up. I think I linked up once. Anyway, the one thing I’m learning about this blogging life is trying to be consistent. In this ‘What I Learned’ post, I’m doing something a little Continue Reading
Pressing Pause This New Year
Pause is my One Word for 2017. Because sometimes I need to rest; wait; stop; be still. Maybe you do too? As I prayed and thought about my One Word goal for this year, I kept asking myself what did I lack or need to change the most. Several words popped in my head, like discipline, focus, and attitude, to name a few. Pause came to mind and it clicked. By pausing routinely, all these other words will fall into place. If I pause before coffee maybe I will be disciplined to exercise first thing in Continue Reading
Rhythms of Rest
Life is busy. How do we find time to rest? Seems impossible, doesn’t it? Shelly has written a book, Rhythms of Rest, to help us learn how to and the benefits of Sabbath. She helped me realize how my creative juices can flow from times of rest. When we rest in quietness we can hear God more clearly and see from his perspective. I’m so excited about this! God is creative and has made us creative. Our creativeness tends to get smothered in the busyness of life. When we pause we are better able to Continue Reading