By now most of you know I love Sabbath and talk about it a lot. I also know that there are times and seasons when it looks different. Sabbath looks different for me as a single woman than my friends who have toddlers running around or have kids in sporting events. Also, there are moments,… Continue reading Rest While You Work
Category: Mental Health
Whatever Marks This Season (A Prayer for a Day Away)
At the start of 2021 I marked off 4 days in my calendar, approximately 3 months apart as days to step away, regroup, and reevaluate all aspects of my life. A day to simply rest or play or “go deep” or whatever my soul needs on that day. The first one was to kick off… Continue reading Whatever Marks This Season (A Prayer for a Day Away)
Happiness isn’t the goal.
"Happy" ≠ "healthy". They are not synonyms. But I think we act like they are. I've been trying to use my lunch break to enjoy some reading and recently just finished a book called “Why Emotions Matter”. The middle section of the book spends six chapters looking at each of the six most basic emotions we… Continue reading Happiness isn’t the goal.
The Best Intentions
In my new career working at a university I get this weird thing called a "Christmas Break". The concept is slightly foreign after nearly a decade of working in a church where the end of December and beginning of January were some of my busiest weeks of the year with all the Christmas activities often… Continue reading The Best Intentions
3 Situations, 3 Observations, 3 Questions, 3 Ideas
Three Situations: When I asked my high school students recently to list the top three emotions most teenagers probably feel, happy/joyful made that list, but “anxious” took the number one spot. Our church hosts a weekly conversation cafe focusing on a variety of topics. Normally, a handful of people show up each Monday. Last week,… Continue reading 3 Situations, 3 Observations, 3 Questions, 3 Ideas
What I’ve Noticed Recently About Mental Health
For as long as I can remember God has given me great compassion for those who deal with mental illness. These brave warriors get up every day and fight battles that those around them may know nothing about. I’ve always hated the stigma around mental illness for many reasons but most of all, because it… Continue reading What I’ve Noticed Recently About Mental Health
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