< Has it really been two months? So many words to spill! > Did you remember to be grateful? So much hustle and bustle over the holidays. We race around, more frantic and angrier as the clock ticks closer to December 25th. Somewhat juxtaposed. This year I wanted to uncomplicate my life and I found […]
So … that thing about celibacy for one year? It’s more of a guideline, n’est-ce pas? *grin* “I’m in!” then “I’m out!” Memories of a Seinfeld discussion with a work colleague. Whoever said the path to redemption was a straight line?! However, I did reach one spiritual plateau with this one-year challenge. I’m so fed […]
Yesterday, I received the message twice from two separate sources that I need to take a year off to work on me. I began listening to Andy Stanley’s Your Move sermons a few weeks ago. I’m not really following them chronologically or in any particular order. Yesterday while out walking my dogs, I decided to put […]
Luke 17:21 “The Kingdom of God is within you.” One of my struggles with Christianity is with accepting Jesus Christ. Just saying those words will have someone – somewhere – screeching “Blasphemer!” at me. Just saying those words stirs a little fear in me. I wrestle with whom and what to believe, but that is […]
Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” In therapy, “Ask for what you want” Dr. Dan said. With scientific curiosity, I tested God and my faith. I want proof. I want proof that there is more to this life. […]
One of my main issues with any monotheist religion (the main Abrahamic religions which believe in one God (monotheist) are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) has always been their deviations away from the simple foundation of spirituality … Do everything in Faith and Love. Many followers of these religions don’t even realize that they all follow […]
In the Beginning … July 1976 – It’s a beautiful Saturday night with a star-filled sky in Barton, Vermont. Like every other summer evening, my family and our campground friends huddled around the campfire to laugh, talk and pop Jiffy-Pop popcorn. I loved those weekends in Vermont … swimming in the lake, tadpole fishing in […]
Well worth watching! Live well, Lisa
Saying Grace Today, the second Monday in the month of October is our Canadian Thanksgiving … a holiday built on being thankful and saying grace for the food and the loved ones who bless our table. The ritual of saying grace is as old as mankind’s need for nourishment and transcends all cultures – ancient […]
Living graciously How often do we say grace, yet not think about or feel the words we speak? What does it really mean to be gracious? What are the online Merriam Webster dictionary definitions for grace? 1 a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification b : a virtue coming from […]