Half-Truths Sermon and Transcript
Recently I had an opportunity to preach at Redondo Beach First and address the phrase, “God said it, I believe it, that settles it.” Here is the audio and the transcript.
The Importance of a Forgiveness Practice
I am not someone who holds grudges – instead, I get angry, get it out and move on. I learned years ago from my father to look at situations from the other person’s perspective and to think the best of others’ actions. This practice helps me understand. But as I have been working on a …
How Much Do You Need?
I am a materialist. And by materialist, I mean I have tons of stuff. I first became aware of how much I had when I moved twice in two years. As I packed and unpacked I thought, how much is too much? It took a while, but I started to downsize. I started with mugs. How …
The Importance of Spring
It’s Easter time. Spring. New life. Being a gardener, I love this time of year. The veggie garden is planted. The lavender is filled with bees. The days are longer. Yet, how easy it is to speed right past the change of seasons because life is so overwhelming and busy? But don’t. Make the simple …
Why You Need A Favorite Sweater (or something)
Most days off I wear the same blue and black sweater. Over the past 5 years it has become my go-to, my source of comfort and my source of secret strength. Who knows why certain pieces of clothing raise our spirits, but they do. This sweater has become an old friend and while too frayed …
Becoming a Morning Person (sort of)
I come from a family where most of us cannot get out of bed in the morning. We get this from my Dad whose ideal day was lying in bed and reading books. But, I married into a family who loves the morning! As a baby, my son would get up at 4 AM. My …
Outer Order Inner Calm
As I continue my staycation, I am really living into the phrase: “outer order creates inner calm.” I first head this from author Gretchen Rubin on her podcast. And as someone who doesn’t make her bed and is comfortable with open drawers and piles of clothing on the bedroom chair, I scoffed. Really? Maybe that …
Staycation
This year I am taking a staycation. A time where I can hang out, figure out and line things up. But where to begin? I like structure and like to get things done so….here is my idea: I love these large post-its so I made a chart and listed on smaller post-its what things I …
Open and Closed Doors
Why I Love New Year’s Resolutions!
I love the New Year. In fact, I love it so much that I celebrate a fresh start four times a year by rebooting my life every three months. I came across this idea in the book, The Twelve Week Year by Brian Moran. Last year I tried it out for 3 months – I …