by Debbie W. Wilson | May 21, 2012 | Contentment, Life skills, Personal Growth, Strength
Someone has said that humans are the only creatures who run faster when they are lost. Rushing through life not only zaps our physical, emotional, and spiritual strength, it nudges us off course. Pauses ground us and help us evaluate our direction. Otherwise, like a...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 16, 2012 | Contentment, Faith, Relationship with God
Our prayer organizer ticked off A. W. Tozer’s list of sins that can hinder prayer. When she named “self-sufficiency” I straightened. Did my desire to have “no needs” mean I didn’t want to rely on God? I had to confess that I wanted to be self-sufficient. I don’t like...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 9, 2012 | Battles, Contentment, Eternal Perspective, God's will, Life Experiences, Personal Growth, Relationship with God, Spiritual Growth
I twisted my knee a couple of weeks before Christmas. Our house is built into a hill and goes up and down—that means steps and lots of them. I had shopping, cooking, and gift wrapping to do. Painfully hobbling around on one leg during the holidays seemed like a stroke...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Nov 28, 2011 | Battles, Contentment, Faith, Life Experiences
We went puppy shopping this weekend. Knowing how these adorable fur balls tempt me, I did a little research to protect me from an emotional decision I might live to regret. I discovered a puppy temperament assessment test. Part of the test checks the degree of...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 17, 2011 | Contentment, Perspective, Relationship with God
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 Naaman was commander of the army of Aram. He was a valiant, successful soldier, but he had leprosy. He went to Israel to seek healing and returned with not only restored skin, but a new heart, a...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 11, 2011 | Contentment, Faith, Hope, Joy, Peace, Trusting God, Worry
“But he’s got high hopes, he’s got high hopes. He’s got high apple pie, in the sky hopes.” Perhaps you remember these lyrics from HIgh Hopes by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen where each verse ends with “oops there goes another…” impossible...
