Yesterday, my therapist encouraged me to name my constants. What’s stable in your life right now? She asked. Let’s name those. My whole self seemed to relax as I slowly spoke the constants in my life out loud…my marriage, my…
Everyday Encouragement #6: He is Using You Now
The phrase I can’t wait to see how the Lord uses you in the future was almost always included on my encouragement notes I gave to others. With this blanket statement I not only disregarded the everyday moments of life,…
Everyday Encouragement #5: In the Details
It only takes one time. One time — one infection, one invasion, one intruder — but your immune system remembers. Remembers so vividly that next time the same assault comes, you suffer dramatically less or not at all. Incredible isn’t…
Everyday Encouragement #4: All Things New
Monday. Just the word can bring a thousand things rushing to the forefront of our minds. The stress is real. The to-do lists long. The schedule packed. Yet as I woke up this morning, everything a winter wonderland outside my…
Everyday Encouragement #1: Planting & Waiting
Everyday Encouragement is a new series to be posted on Mondays to encourage, uplift, and to hopefully make your everyday a little more extraordinary. Yesterday, I planted tulips for the first time and, as I posted on Instagram, I couldn’t help but…
