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Have you ever considered how many different habits make up your day? Our days are composed of many different types of habits: habits we’ve started intentionally with a specific outcome in mind, habits we’ve started unintentionally that may or may not lead us to a good outcome (auto-pilot habits), habits we’ve developed during youth and […]
Let me start by saying this article will not focus on all that has been lost due to the mass shut-down of our schools, businesses, and gathering places, but will instead focus on all that has been gained in my home (and hopefully, others). My family had just returned from an out-of-state trip to the […]
Photo credit Travis Essinger on Unsplash.com Are you familiar with the Bible verse John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”? I am here to tell you that the thief (Satan) loves it when you have yourself […]
“Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.” Psalm 119: 36 I felt drained nearly lifeless for most of my son’s grade-school years. I lived with an iron-willed grip, which came through each night as my jaw pressed down the day’s anxieties. That grip deceived me into thinking I […]
What is a Battle Habit? BATTLE…a sustained fight between organized armed forces who fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something. HABIT…a settled or regular practice that becomes automatic. I’d rather not think of my family as part of a battle, but if I’m being honest, that’s exactly where I know we are and […]
