by Debbie W. Wilson | Jun 30, 2020 | Healing, Life skills, Personal Growth
We recently celebrated a friend’s birthday with a zoom dress-up party. It’s fun to take on different personas with zany costumes, but as COVID-19 has shown us, masks can be limiting and suffocating. Physical masks protect us from airborne pollutants. But wearing...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Feb 4, 2020 | Bible Study, Life skills, Personal Growth
Are you considering leading a Bible study? Today I share some things I’ve learned from my 40+ years of teaching Bible studies to equip you and erase any reservations you might be feeling. You Can Do It Shortly after graduating from college I gathered a group of...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Sep 3, 2019 | Faith, Personal Growth, Purpose, Trusting God
How do you measure your worth? The paintings in an art gallery I visited were priced beyond my reach. I asked the expert what determined their worth. She said the artist’s contribution to art, such as innovation and techniques, played a factor. “But, bottom line, it...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Feb 26, 2019 | Contentment, Eternal Perspective, Faith, Personal Growth
My friends sat on the front porch steps of the little house my husband and I had just purchased. Instead of celebrating with us, their body language and words showed they thought we’d lost our minds. Obviously, they couldn’t see the potential we saw. After my husband...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 1, 2019 | Life skills, New Year, Personal Growth
The last days of 2018 sped by like the final squares on a roll of toilet paper. In considering the New Year, my prayer is that I’ll manage my life instead of arbitrary influences controlling me. After the holidays, I have lots of things that need to be...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Oct 9, 2018 | Life skills, Personal Growth, Relationship with God, Temptation
Have you noticed, commitment goes only so far? I decided to give up sugar—for a while. That night my husband came home with three large chocolate bars and said, “Your favorite dark chocolate is on sale.” I promised to hold my tongue and say only encouraging words....