Spiritually Healthy

 Happy 2023!  The other day, I came across this list of helpful tips for journaling written by none other than Elisabeth Elliot. After reading through it once, I thought it would be helpful to implement some of them into my own Bible reading routine.  When reading the Word, write down... 1. Lessons learned from your reading of Scripture. (If you put these in your journals instead of marking up your Bible, you will find new things each time you read your Bible instead of reading it through the grid of old notes...worth a try, no?) 2. Ways in which you intend to apply those lessons in your own life. (Reading your journal later will reveal answers to prayer you would otherwise have overlooked.) 3. Dialogues with the Lord. What you say to Him, what He seems to be saying to you about some problem or issue or need. 4. Questions from your spiritual reading other than the Bible. 5. Prayers from words of hymns which you want to make your own.  6. Reasons for thanksgiving. (Ca...

I try to keep track of the good, hard, and major hard events throughout the year. Writing down the blessings, as well as the hardships, is such a great way to remember the faithfulness of God. It can also be hard to commit yourself to doing something when you don't think people are going to see it. This blog is super  small and doesn't reach a ton of people. However, it's not about the views or numbers...unless it's your sole intent to grow your space. It's not my sole intent to get the most views. I just want to share my journey with whoever happens to read what I write.  So, buckle up and let us go back in time! Also, these highlights are in no particular order for each month. I wrote them down as I remembered them.  January :  After lots and lots of prayer, I stepped away from a job I had for 9 years and walked into the complete unknown...unknown at least to me.   I took a couple casual swing dance lessons. These lessons where at a friends house and they were...

Why hello again... It's still hard for me to believe that I was JUST in Italy. Like the  beautiful Italy! *cue Italian mandolin music* My dad asked me a couple of months ago if I wanted to join him in going to Italy while he took care of some family business. I was hesitant at first but thankfully, I changed my mind and decided to go.  This was way more of a business trip than it was a pleasure trip but I was excited to get away. I mean, come on, ITALY! Who wouldn't want to go?! So on Thursday, November 10th, we flew to Atlanta and after a few hours of a layover, we were off to Rome!  It still amazes me to think that anyone can hop on a plane and literally fly anywhere in the world! With this trip to Italy, I grew to tolerate flying more than I normally do. I actually looked out the window (hence the picture) this time and was able to snap a picture without getting too sick or dizzy. I did end up getting sick though. Hopefully that was my first and only time being sick on...