“She gets up while it is still dark…” ~ Proverbs 31:15 I am an early bird by nature. However… when the alarm went off at 4:30 this morning, it was painful to get out of bed. The bed was warm. The house is cold. I am grateful for hot coffee, my hoodie, and warm, fuzzy socks, […]
As I posted yesterday, I didn’t accomplish everything I hoped during February. I’m a little discouraged, but at least I got a few things done. I felt much more focused after I decided to give up fear for Lent. As things turned out, that was a really good decision on my part. I’ll explain why […]
“We humans make plans, but the Lord has the final word.” (Proverbs 16:1, CEV) Sometimes, things don’t turn out like we planned. Today is the last day of February. Although I accomplished a few things, I fell short on several of my goals. I’m not going to beat myself up too much over it, though. […]
In an earlier post, I told you I want to fast from Fear during Lent… and that I’d give you a list of my 5 fears today for the Friday Five. My fear of transparency (and its repercussions) nearly resulted in the “Friday Five” becoming the “Saturday Six”. But here I am. Finally. My fears fall […]
Today is Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent. I’m not going to spend much time today talking about religion or the meaning of Lent. I will just mention that Lent begins today and ends on Easter. Lent is 46 days long. Sundays are excluded, so it lasts for “40 days”. Not all Christians observe […]
