What is anger? Is anger inherently right? wrong? good? bad? Anger is a natural reaction to something you love/value being threatened. If you’re angry, ask yourself…what are you valuing that’s being threatened? Anger comes from what you believe, not what people are doing to you. When you’re angry, ask yourself, “What is is this…
I didn’t used to pray every day. Some days I would forget. In the years where I felt God had abandoned me, I didn’t pray at all. But, in this season of life, since I committed to praying every day for specific people, I have found that it takes a very long time. Each day,…
The longer I live on this earth, the more this crazy world seems to make sense to me. I know not everyone feels that way. Plenty of us see the horrors of the world and wonder why!? Why does all this crazy sh*t happen to good people? Why do leaders commit genocide, why are children…
Spicy Italian Meatballs are a wealth of flavor from start to finish—and perfect to make in large batches. A delicious addition to both soups and pasta. I woke with thin rays of light yellow sunlight just barely beginning to trickle through my window. This is my favorite time of year in Florida because it means…
These days, I listen to audiobooks way more than I actually read. This year, I’m trying to read the entire Bible, and today, as I was going through my daily Bible reading, I thought to myself, “I wish I had an English narrator to read the Bible to me.” I opened my smartphone and asked…
The struggle is real. I’m struggling today. My mom called me late last night, as I was on my way to a monthly dance, and informed me that one of our family friends suffered a stroke and is in the hospital in ICU with bleeding in the brain. When my mom gave me the news,…