Do stressful situations steal your peace? Have you allowed the disappointments in your life to keep you from feeling close to Jesus? Do you wish to experience the calm you feel in your quiet moments with God all throughout your day? In my interview ... [ Read More ]
When Life is Hard: 3 Temptations & 3 Solutions
I don't know about you, but when life is hard, I'm often tempted to do things that aren't good for me. Eat, for example. Or waste time on my phone. Or sit like a lump on the couch and think of all the things that could possibly go wrong and how my ... [ Read More ]
How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed – 5 Steps
Do you ever feel like you have a million things to do, but you only have time and energy for about three things? Do you often ignore the important things in life because you're too busy doing the million things in life? If so, you're in the same boat ... [ Read More ]
20: Productivity: 9 Lies That Make You Feel Overwhelmed
Do you ever feel so overwhelmed you don't even know where to begin with the work that's on your plate? Sometimes those overwhelmed feelings come from the work itself, but often they come from the other things: our attitudes, our fears, our desire ... [ Read More ]
7 Ways to Stop Being Overwhelmed
I just got back from a wonderfully relaxing camping trip to the Utah desert. Other than, "Which trail should we hike?" and "Which of the meals we brought along should we have for supper?" life was pretty much planned out for us: Get up. Make ... [ Read More ]
4 Lies That Make You Feel Overwhelmed
Lately I've been feeling overwhelmed with life. As I go to God for help, the same lies keep surfacing. Here they are: four lies that lead to stress -- and the truth that will make life a little more relaxing: 1. It will be easier to do it ... [ Read More ]
How to Make Decisions Without Going Crazy
When our youngest daughter was born, we gave our 4-year old son a choice: fly with me to Grandma and Grandpa’s to show them the new baby or stay home with his dad and siblings. He agonized for days over the decision – not because he didn’t love ... [ Read More ]
Seven Questions that will Help You Let Go of Stress
Do you ever get so stressed you have a hard time relaxing? I've been feeling that way a lot lately. Between the i-phone app, various writing projects, and regular life, I'm feeling overwhelmed. Too often I handle the stress by continuing to work ... [ Read More ]