When the Fear of God Fades… It seems that in today’s world, fewer and fewer hearts pause to consider God. We scroll, we post, we share, we chase—and in the noise, the awe of Him becomes faint. Technology has made it easier to hide, to justify, and to follow the crowd. What was once whispered…
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Gentle Way Out
The Life Lessons of the Nocebo Effect… In medicine, the nocebo effect happens when someone’s negative expectations about a treatment or situation lead to worse outcomes—sometimes even creating real symptoms that weren’t there before. It’s the darker twin of the placebo effect, which works in the opposite way: hope brings healing. But here’s the thing—this…
10,000 Reasons
If I tried to list every reason I have to be grateful, I’d run out of paper. Not because my life is perfect, but because I’ve learned that blessings are not always wrapped in pretty paper or delivered on sunny days. Some of my reasons are obvious—family, friends, a roof over my head, food on…
Am I loved Or Just Useful?
There’s a kind of ache that doesn’t show on the outside. It creeps in quietly, usually when you’re going about your day doing what needs to be done—folding laundry, preparing meals, answering texts, holding things together. It’s a slow ache that whispers a question you didn’t expect to ask, one that makes your heart pause:…
Elephant In The Room
We often think it’s the big issues that weigh the heaviest in our lives—those thunderclaps of betrayal, failure, loss, or disappointment. But what if it’s not the loud, crashing moments that define us—but the soft, subtle ones? The ones we barely speak of? The little things? The truth is, little things are often the elephant…
Looking But Not Seeing. Listening But Not Hearing.
There is a stats feature in my blog where I can see how many people visited or read my posts for the day, weeks, months or the year to date.This photo is from last month to today of this year. Number 1 on the stats is USA followed by China, India on 3rd and Philippines…
What’s Your Feel Good Story?
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” Leo Buscaglia This morning, a lady co-worker who’s been out for a while due to surgery, told me…
Joy Bringers
Life consists of many simple and ordinary things. And I find joy in them… As I was getting ready yesterday to help out with our church Barbeque Fundraiser, I glanced at my shoes and somehow the combinations of the shoe color and my leggings brought me joy. Perhaps it’s also the realization that this cleaning…
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