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I read a book two years ago called “1,000 Gifts” by Ann Voskamp. I bought the one that had a place in the back to list your own 1,000 gifts. Each day I challenged myself to write down three things I was grateful for.  There were days when I forgot and there were days that I listed more than three and then there were days I had a hard time coming up with three. But, the cool thing that happened was I started looking for things that God was doing around me or in me. I started focusing on “the good” instead of “the bad”. It took me over a year to fill in all those gifts and when I finally finished, my mind had been transformed to look for the good and the positive. I felt this incredible happiness inside. I learned first hand that focusing on the things God was doing or giving me was filling me so much joy and peace. Susie Larson states, “Because circumstances all around us beg for supernatural intervention, people are not interested in clever-sounding stories. They want to be healed and restored. They want to be an eyewitness to God’s majesty; they want to experience His power, and they want to know victory. They want to know that the Jesus you talk about is alive and active and willing to change lives.” Continue reading “Listing Gifts” →

Have you ever just wanted to run away? I remember when I was little packing my suitcase and making myself a sandwich before I walked out the door. I think I made it to the street and started walking down it, and then got as far as my neighbor’s house and realized I didn’t have anywhere to go. So, I turned around and came back home. It made me feel good just to know that I had the guts to get that far. I just wanted somewhere to go to get away from my life. Continue reading “The Power of Love” →

I am a huge fan of Star Wars. When it first came out back in 1977, I was blown away by the message behind the movie. I knew that Darth Vader represented evil and Obi-Wan Kenobi represented good. The whole movie was about light fighting darkness. I am going to take some spiritual liberties here and tell you what I saw in these movies. I don’t think George Lucas meant to do this when he wrote it, but I picked up on some great spiritual truths. Continue reading “May The Force Be With You” →

I am a huge fan of the Olympics. When they are on, I watch as much as I can. I not only love to watch the competitions, I love hearing about the individuals that are competing in each sport. Most of the athletes have had to overcome many obstacles to get to where they are today. I like the story behind the athlete almost as much as I do watching them compete. Almost every single one has had to overcome some type of adversity in their lives. When they get the medal for that particular race, it really isn’t just for that race. That medal signifies years and years of training and pain and circumstances they have had to overcome. Continue reading “For Such A Time As This” →

We all have habits, traditions and like to do things a certain way. I like to have the toilet paper go over not under. (Why would you want it the other way?) I want my house to be clean before I go on a trip. I straighten the pillows on our couch every single day because some family members think letting them go everywhere is okay. I actually drink a whole water bottle and not leave it half empty. (My biggest pet peeve!) You get the idea. Most of these habits I have had for many many years and I can’t see myself changing in these areas anytime in the near future. Continue reading “Cleaning out the Closet” →