Spiritually Healthy

Greetings all!  I pray all is well with your souls. Seeing as how it's been a while since I last posted a recap, I think now is the perfect time to do it! I know that these recaps are never extremely interesting but they are part of my life and I enjoy sharing how the Lord is working in me. You just never know who you are going to encourage! Also, a wise woman once told me to keep track of things the Lord does in your life. Whether that is an answered prayer or a special event, write it all down. So that is what I am attempting to do here. January: I'm going to be honest. I wasn't in a good place in the beginning of 2021. Every day was a struggle for me. I fought an invisible enemy that threatened to choke me out. Work was depressing. Life was harder than I wanted it to be. My hope in any kind of future had been shattered by my own false expectations and lack of a firm foundation. But God in His mercy and patience, pulled me out of that dark place and brought me into His m...

I came across this article while on social media and since it's from one of my favorite servants for Christ, Elisabeth Elliot, I thought I would share. From Elisabeth's book, THE PATH OF LONELINESS ~  MAKE ME A CAKE  When Maria von Trapp was a young woman she loved the mountains of her native Austria. She thrilled to think that God had given her those mountains as a gift to enjoy. "If God has given me all of this," she said, "what can I give Him?" Thinking over what she had to give she saw how paltry it all was. She knew that she must give everything, which to her meant giving her life in a most literal way---going into a convent, becoming a nun, and never coming out. As many disciples discover, the will of God turns out to be quite different from their expectations. Maria went into the convent, but was soon sent out again to become governess to a widower's children. Thence began the story of The Sound of Music, familiar to thousands. To give God everyth...

Last weekend I did something I never thought I would be able to do: I ran a Spartan Sprint.  If you don't already know this next bit of information about me, please, allow me to explain. I tend to look at everything in life as half empty. I go into most situations with the expectation that it will not be fun, people will be unkind, they won't like me, or, ultimately, I will fail at whatever I may be faced with (interactions, conversations, games, etc.). That's a lot for one mind to take into every single situation , but sadly I do.  The Lord is helping me work through this though.  So naturally, going into a Spartan, I just assumed that I would literally suck. I know my weak areas and figured they would win out. I knew going into the race that I would not be anywhere near the fastest, strongest or even the fittest. I guess you could say that I wasn't well prepared mentally.  Somehow though, I ate clean a month before and began grip training to prepare my body for two...