Serious About Faith. Light-Hearted About Life.
The holidays are upon us,
Once again, soon it seems,
Turkeys, family, fun, travel,
And of course those sugarplum dreams.
But really it’s no secret,
That this time of year,
Can make us weary and anxious,
Facing days to come with fear.
However in my walk,
With Jesus our Savior and Lord,
I have discovered a secret,
That just couldn’t be ignored. [Read more…]
I don’t know what it is about the my current life season, but I feel like it is one big ol’ glob of nostalgia.
Maybe it is the peace of the changing seasons. Or how my toddler grows and changes (and challenges!) me more every day. Or perhaps because I am getting ready to bid my 20’s farewell.
I don’t know what it is, but honestly, I kind of enjoy it.
Any time I have a spare brain moment, God is pulling my mind back to some former seasons of my life. I don’t think of them with loss or regret, but rather recall with fondness.
Just the other day, as I was praying about this post, I remembered one of my favorite childhood pastimes: Peering through the kaleidoscope. [Read more…]
In all of my years of growing up and all things leadership-like, I have experienced the gamut of team-building activities.
From indoor obstacle courses made out of office equipment, to building the “world’s tallest tower” from random craft supplies within a give time frame, to creating commercial jingles, I have learned and enjoyed most.
Key word: Most.
I have never been a huge fan of the outdoor challenge courses, especially in my younger years. I was clumsy (still am) and heights are not my favorite. Fortunately, my optimistic, go-get-em attitude would pull me through each experience.
Except for the trust fall. I. Despised. The. Trust. Fall. [Read more…]
Since becoming an adult, I do everything I can to avoid the F-word.
Wait, wait– not THAT F-word. (This is a Christian blog, for crying out loud! Avoiding THAT word is surely implied.)
This F-word:
FAT.
For some reason, back when He was drawing up plans for heaven and earth, God saw fit to make me struggle with physical fitness. For as long as I can remember, I turned to food when I am stressed. Or happy. Or lonely. Or… you get the picture.
Food and I were BFFs. 2-gether, 4-ever. Until… [Read more…]
The other day, we slept with the windows open.
Upon waking, my first thought was, “It smells like summer!”
It was a rich, fresh, exciting smell. I think if fun and rest and hope all combined and had an odor, it would be called summer.
So naturally, as I celebrated the sensation, I reflected on what summer meant to me. [Read more…]
We live in a very loud world.
Now don’t get me wrong. I occasionally love blasting my favorite Christian radio station in my car with the windows rolled down on a bright sunny day. And I giggle when my daughter cuts loose a really loud happy squeal.
But sometimes quiet is a bit underrated. Especially in the beauty department.
Our world is all about the LOUD beauty. You know, the stick-thin-air-brushed models that pepper every dang magazine at the checkout stand. (Not judging, just saying.) Honestly, our culture is kind of superficial. It’s all about what size of pants we should wear, how to shed eleventy-billion pounds with no effort in 20 minutes, the name brand clothing and flashy make-up.
But what about our everyday, ordinary quiet beauty? The beauty that truly is more than skin deep. [Read more…]
I have always loved to learn. I was that little kid who would beg my mom NOT to keep me home from school. “Please, Mama! It is just a small fever. And I haven’t puked for 20 minutes! PLEASE LET ME GO TO SCHOOL! ”
Yeah, I was THAT kid. #NerdAlert
Like most elementary school children, I had a favorite subject. And no, it wasn’t recess.
I loved science. Elementary school science was the best because it was MY kind of science. That science was basic biology before they made it all complicated by adding numbers and junk to it.
Anything living always piqued my interest. I especially loved the hands-on experiments. [Read more…]
Our society throws words around. I remember when I was a blossoming student leader in college, my advisor once called me out because I said “Awesome” as a response to ev-ery-thinnnnggg.
She had a great point. “Sharita, when you say that everything is ‘awesome,’ eventually you overuse it and nothing is awesome. You cheapen the word.”
Oh snap. #IKnowRight?
Ever since that time, I have tried to watch my words and use them accordingly. But unfortunately, the world in which we live doesn’t exactly ascribe to that philosophy.
Don’t believe me? Let’s think about some powerful faith-filled words that get tossed around like a rubber dodge ball at recess. [Read more…]
High school was kind of a weird season of life for me.
I came from a teeny-tiny town (we are talking population 323, folks) and so our high school reflected our population. I graduated with a whopping 18 people in my class.
For the most part, I liked high school. I was involved in all things academic, a good student, did the leadership thing, and avoided anything related to sports since flying objects were mysteriously attracted to my face. (Seriously. I once split my lip open playing ping-pong. #TrueStory)
In general, I didn’t mind high school. Except for that one day a year.
I always knew it was coming. Once a year, I woke with a pit in my stomach coupled with a minuscule bulb of hope in my heart. [Read more…]
I love new things.
The smell that wafts through the pages of a new book.
The swish of a new dress that hangs perfectly from my ever-changing frame.
The first stroke of a new inky pen on the first page of a new journal.
The joy that wells as I master a new skill.
I love new everything.
As Christ followers, we have the opportunity to experience that newness within our hearts every single day. No new outfit, haircut or notebook required. [Read more…]
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