How do you know it’s time to change your mindset? Pay attention when you are so focused on one thing that you completely miss another. In 1999 Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris created an experiment by asking attendees to count how many times “people in white shirts passed a basketball to each other”. While viewing…
While on a recent trip to Ireland, I was challenged to be more quiet and reflective. The new scenery, changed pace and unique culture allowed me to ponder a bit more deeply with God. One of my ponderings was the reality that, due to how harsh life can be sometimes, I felt like I used…
If you follow me on social media, you have seen that I recently returned from a 10-day spiritual pilgrimage in Ireland. God used our leader, Wendy Schulz, to create unique pathways to connect with God on a deeper level including 4 months of pre-trip (and a month of post-trip) preparation. I highly recommend a trip…
As we begin to gather family and friends for worship, sunrise services, easter egg huts and baskets filled with goodies, we go back to the simplest of frameworks for Easter. We celebrate because the tomb was empty. We celebrate … BECAUSE HE LIVES! This Gaither hymn has held my family in the gaze of eternal…
March is Women’s History Month~! Do you know what I suspect women who have changed history possess? The ability to manage their mindset. World-changing women are often faced with obstacles, oppression and roadblocks. Mindsets are the difference between persevering and giving up. As women who love Jesus, we, too, face obstacles and have the ability…
In the early 2000s, television documentaries began shining a light on the mental illness of hoarding. It is a serious and complex condition. But if I’m honest, I can fall into a hoarding mindset from time to time. I don’t hoard things—but…… I look at my circumstances and instinctively try to conserve myself out of fear that…
