Selfcare is not inaction. It isn’t just the stopping of doing things like stop working, stop saying yes to everyone, or stop stressing out. Selfcare is the intentional action of taking care of yourself like going to the doctor, cutting back on social media, or forgiving yourself. Practicing service is one of those intentional actions […]
Come Alive
Scripture Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18 11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind […]
Motivational Selfcare Quotes
For a change, allow the words of others to encourage and motivate you to practice selfcare. Praciting selfcare is important to your health and even the health of others. If you are not well, you cannot give your best to those around you. Don’t just find time for selfcare, make time for it. Invest in […]
How to Practice Tech Free Day
One way to reduce the noise in our lives is to practice tech free days. It’s a day (or a few hours) where we turn off and step away from our technology devices like phones, computers, laptops, tablets, eReaders, electronic games, or televisions. We take the time we normally spend behind the screen and use it […]
Intentional Words
When I was a child, I liked to recap the books I read to my parents, and I read a lot of them. Finally, we bought a phone and my parents taught me how to use it to call my grandmother. So instead of running to my parents to tell them every single plot detail […]
Let’s Practice Stillness
One of my favorite ways to practice stillness or being still is by coloring. Coloring for adults was a fast-growing trend, but I’m giddy to say that I have been coloring for years. I just didn’t have the wonderful designs they now have for adults. Being in Children’s Ministry means I invest a lot of […]
Avoiding Noise
How much noise is in your life? Noise can be anything from the usual cacophony of life (like traffic or construction) to different voices that make it into your ears (like different people telling you what to do). Noise can also be piled up lists of things to do. I love that God didn’t reveal […]
