Jan 19, 2015 | Bible Study, Faith, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, Trust in God
Prayer for Anxiety Be anxious for nothing.” -Philippians 4:6 A couple weeks ago, my daughter Brooke and I had a great conversation about the anxiety caused by being so hyper connected to the world at large and to the inner and outer worlds of a social network...
Jan 17, 2015 | Bible Study, Devotions, Faith, Other, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, Trust in God
The promise of prayer stills the swirling waters of anxiety bubbling in the soul.” Anxiety defined, “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.” The Promise of Prayer...
Dec 11, 2014 | Achalasia, Bible Study, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Strength for Hard Times, The Waiting Room
So grateful for you. Today, I head off to UVA Medical for a test that I pray will be conclusive. I’ll be praying through this powerful psalm and including all of you in my prayers. God is our ever present help, isn’t he? Psalm 46 For the worship leader. A...
Nov 3, 2014 | Achalasia, Bible Study, Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times
Praying Through Fear I woke up with a certain anxiety tangling up my insides. It has everything to do with a certain drive to UVA Medical Center today. I can be so darn brave for everyone else in the entire world…in fact, it is a huge part of my vocation. But...
Oct 31, 2014 | Achalasia, Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times, The Waiting Room, Trust in God, Waiting
It is in the arena of feelings that most of us get tossed around unwittingly. Sometimes feelings (especially those we label as ‘negative’) can be so powerful that we let them rule our lives. We tend to resist and push away the feelings we don’t want...
Sep 11, 2014 | Empty Nest, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Other, Strength for Hard Times, Trust in God
Remembering 911. “First came the boom―the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the majestic high-rise slowly leaned to the south. On the seventy-eighth floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower,...