Finding A Desire For God
Desire. A loaded word. Desire suggests passion, romance and pleasure; or it can evoke cravings, shame and unmet longings. We might describe our desire as a hunger, itch, thirst, drive or yearning. Americans, searching for significance, long for the freedom to express...
A Holiday We Can All Get Behind! National Relaxation Day on August 15th
I was reading up on National Relaxation Day (which is August 15th) and was intrigued to learn that sometimes gets confused for National Slacker Day, which started in England (Wikipedia). I found this interesting considering in the American culture we struggle to relax...
Why Sabbath?
Don’t you love a good savasana? The soothing music, perhaps some calming touch, and a time to quiet the hustle and bustle of our busy minds…there is nothing we need to accomplish in that moment, and there is time to talk to God. I can’t help but recognize the...
Speaking Words Of Wisdom
“You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.” When I was an elementary school counselor, we used this metaphor to teach children that once words left their mouth, they were impossible to put back.Just like with words, some people squeeze the tube a little bit and...