Burnout: No Going Back

Burnout: No Going Back

While I’m in recovery and gaining more and more energy most days, I realize how easy it could be to slip back into my old ways. I want to do so much, but I can’t. I’m limited. And God must come first, then my family. I must keep this new perspective....

Burnout: The Slippery Slope

The funny thing about burnout is that, not only are you unlikely to see it coming, it’s tough to recognize even when you’re in the midst of it. Want to know if you’re in burnout? Check out my prior post: Burnout: The Struggle is Real When I look...

Living in a Cursed World

I’ve been thinking about the world a lot lately. It’s a dark place. Cursed. Not what it was intended to be. And yet, God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us… not just so we will be with Him for eternity… but so we can have hope, peace,...

Follow the Leader

A few years ago, my husband and I volunteered to chaperone a weekend trip with my church’s youth group. A trailer, with a giant smiley face painted on its back and sides, hitched to the lead car held most of the kids’ gear. A number of cars carrying leaders and...

Searching for Gold

We are forever searching for the end of the rainbow in hopes of finding the elusive pot of gold. The irony is – a rainbow has no end. So we search in vain. Always seeking – never finding. We tell ourselves we’ll be happy once we have a boyfriend/girlfriend or...