When we are experiencing multifaceted changes, our minds can easily go into overdrive - trying to cope and find ways to regain some form of regularity. When things become unpredictable, it is natural and easy to feel helpless. But we find the courage we need by being anchored in Jesus Christ, who does not change. …
Learning, Growing, Thriving
When I started on my gardening journey, I recognized that there was a lot I needed to learn. Some of my plants thrived and some did not. There is still so much about gardening that I don’t understand, but I try to apply what I already know while I continue to learn more. In early …
The Need for Nurturing
In the garden I have to include maintenance and nurturing activities, which involve removing weeds (while not damaging the plants) and ensuring the plants receive the needed nutrients. It requires consistency and persistence, which can be a struggle at times. So there are times that I have felt that the weeds were going to win …
Thinking Things Through
When life gets really busy, it is easy to just start doing each day what we can to satisfy the immediate requirements and demands. Over the years, while not ignoring the important and urgent demands, I have been learning that there is so much value in giving things more thought; especially when I feel really …
The Edifying Life
Being in an edifying environment helps to promote personal and professional development. The eighth edition of the Pocket Oxford Dictionary defines edify as to ‘improve morally or intellectually’. Ephesians 4:29 states ‘let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers’. If we are feeling discouraged that our efforts are not effective, a safe environment can …
Focusing on What Matters Most
Self-reflection provides us with the space to do personal strategic thinking and develop our intervention tactics. Let us consider the question: what matters most? There are times we may think that what we are doing is not allowing us to do what matters most. But I have learned that sometimes the things we consider not …
Routines and Schedules
Have you ever explored your life experiences that resulted in your present routines and schedules? We all grew up in specific environments. We saw how people around us lived - what they did, and how they did their activities. If you were to reflect, do your schedules and routines mirror the schedules and routines of …
The Path to Harmonious Living
I have recognized that asking reflective questions, while seeking the Holy Spirit’s guidance, has brought healing, clarity, direction and purpose to my life. One of those questions are, what is God’s will for my life? It is so easy to just go through the motions each day, trying to just complete all the responsibilities on …
Rested and Pressing on
I have been exploring the topic of being 'Rested and Pressing on'. This topic fits within the overall theme of Christian Life Balance, which is an area of focus for me.There will always be things to do and goals to achieve. But we need the required rest as we continue to move forward and achieve.I …
Planning in the Christian’s Life Part 2
If you haven’t as yet, I invite you to read my previous blog post - Planning in the Christian Life Part 1. If we recognize that we have over committed, planning may give us time to rearrange schedules, so that we can reduce our stress. Also if we have to say no to requests, we …
Planning in the Christian’s Life (Part 1)
(To listen to the podcast episode for this blog post click here). We can trust God to lead us now and in the future; and it is reassuring that God has plans and a purpose for each of us. So as Christians when we look at planning, we look at planning in the context of …
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