There is a Japanese art form that magnifies the breaks in something rather than trying to hide them because they believe it makes the art more beautiful. It is called Kintsugi and it is beautiful. Impact-Site-Verification: -1500109107 As humans, I believe each broken piece of us is revealing, important, and significant to the piece beside
Inspiration
Run to Her
I think we all have turning points in our lives where there is a you before and you after.In 2009, I weighed 275 pounds and was miserable and depressed. I lost 100 pounds over the next couple of years thinking it would solve all my misery. And yeah, there was a before and after me
The Eraser
Wow. Just wow. I read that and immediately had a vision of sitting down with an eraser in hand and looking at the timeline of my last 59 years. I realized there’s not a big enough eraser! And as I looked, I saw that the gaps that would be left if I erased all
A Little Doll
I had never heard of Franz Kafka before last week and simply had to share it with you! The story goes that Frank, age 40, had never been married and had no children. One day, he encountered a little girl in the park where he walked every day and she was crying. She’d lost her
Waltz into the Week
So, I struggled all weekend with what I wanted to write today. Yesterday, I had an idea and ran with it but it never felt right, so I finally saved it in drafts for another day, and went to bed praying, “God, tell me what you want me to say, I give up.” This morning,
A Little Pregame Talk
I know what it feels like to try to convince myself through gritted teeth to make it a good week, especially when I’m feeling suck-y! I’m like a coach in the locker room pre-game… “Come on, now, let’s kick some butt!” Have you ever been there? She danced as the sun rose,so happy to
Preciousness of Empty
We’ve all heard the saying that you can’t pour from an empty cup or bucket. We are taught over and over that we have to keep filling up our own in order to be able to give to others. Spiritually, I agree that if we are depleted, we need Christ to refill us in order
Our Old Desk Drawer
I read last week about a lady who had something bad happen to her years ago. She never got over it and she wrote how it was tucked away mentally in her desk drawer… that got me thinking. Don’t we all have a mental desk drawer? Hopefully, we have drawers full of good stuff, but
Your Little Lamp
I just had to share this story that moved me last week. In a mountain village in Europe several centuries ago, a nobleman wanted to leave a legacy to his village and couldn’t decide what to do. At last, he decided he would build them a church. He didn’t allow anyone to see the complete
Get Out the Crayons
I was thinking last night about how we barely get going on Monday morning and we’re waking up on Friday. We plan Christmas and it’s over – wow. Just like last year! We barely got our our new 2023 calendar and here we are shopping for 2024 calendars. Our new jobs barely got started
Dwell
We cry and we struggle,we laugh and we celebrate.We have days that are dark,and days the sun stays up late. He wants to be in the midstof each and every part,yes, with us in the darkness,when burdens are on our heart. But He also wants to dance with us,in the sunshine after the rain,He wants
Hello Little Starfish
This past week, I read a story I’d never heard before, and I loved it so much, I had to share it. Maybe you’ve heard it… A man was walking along the shore after an early morning storm and saw hundreds of starfish lying at the waters edge. Off in the distance, a boy