It’s been a while since I’ve had the privilege to guest blog. How are you doing through this year? Has your stress level been high? What has been your go-to through the last 6 months…binge watching shows, exercising, house projects? I’m a “yes” to that question. I want to share something that has helped me more than any of those things, and I’m hoping it may be a help to you too.

Psalm 73:25-26 says, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

I had a goal to read all 4 gospels in the month of September, which will most likely run in October because #Life. Have you noticed that Jesus brought peace in each encounter He had: when He healed or diffused an argument or met a challenge?

I am my own worst enemy. I get stuck in my head and play all the scenarios. I am super hard on myself. I have not been great at giving myself grace. I am working on that. One thing I have learned is when I am spiraling in my thoughts, emotions or behavior it is usually connected to when I feel hurt, angry, overwhelmed, powerless or scared.

If you were with me in elementary and middle school you would know how much I loved to dream and imagine. I would get lost in worlds that were not like mine. Reading, TV, movies…anything that would let me be somewhere else. I can suspend reality and be there in the plot, however crazy and unrealistic. It drives Dean crazy, he’s much more of a realist.

Let’s play a word association game! I say a word and say what comes to mind. Ready?Rut; Limited; Online; Zoom; Compassion