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When Life SUCKS – An invitation to Love?
Let's face it. Let's be real. Sometimes LIFE SUCKS!!! It seems like recently I have found myself crying a lot... I can't always tell if it is little stuff or big stuff. Maybe it doesn't matter. Maybe its just the accumulation of stuff with no chance to breathe in...
The Reward for Giving Your All – Is it worth it?
Do you ever find yourself worn out from trying so hard? Ever wonder if it is worth it to give your all? You are not alone! I say to myself at least 4 times a week (usually about parenting and houscleaning) "WHY DO I BOTHER???" For most things, giving your all is a...
How to Do God’s Will (Even if you don’t know what it is)
To Follow God's will is a beautiful thing - or at least we know it must be. It is supposed to make us happy, make us great, bring out our strengths and strengthen our weaknesses. It is supposed to bring us closer to God and make us the person we are meant to be. But,...
Will Following God’s Will Make you Happy?
joyHave you ever been simply too scared to seriously consider following God's will in your life? Thought maybe you'd be happier if you just made your own plan and followed that? Is there truly a "plan" for your existence? Or, the even bigger question, does that Plan...
How to live your whole life as a calling – The concept of vocation
I used to think that I had a calling to do something or be something one day.... I thought that "Vocation" meant I had to become a celibate religious person or else I "didn't have one". I thought if I wasn't called to that life, I was somehow left out. I grew up...
Listening to God in a World full of Noise
I love listening to God. His voice is so calming, so comforting, so encouraging, so motivating, so surprising. He is quiet, but then, all of a sudden, He speaks. God is always surprising me with little things He says. They are usually short and sweet and come out of...