“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ~Dr. Seuss One of the most negative behaviors we can ever engage in is that of comparing ourselves to others. We will either come out feeling superior or inferior. Neither one is particularly helpful. Instead of focusing on who others are or what others have, let’s pay attention to our own identity. Psalm 139 tells us that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” God’s attention to detail when creating each of us is truly extraordinary! Each of us has a
Author: Laurel
Welcome! I am a wife, proud mama of two adult daughters, writer, teacher, and a follower of Jesus who finds joy in mentoring and encouraging others to live passionate lives full of hope and purpose. A graduate of Idaho State University, I currently teach music at a private elementary school. I also lead a bible study group for moms of all ages, in all seasons of life.
Come join me in simply embracing this amazing gift called life!
Life here in the 21st century is full of extremes. We have extreme sports, extreme makeovers, extreme home makeovers, extreme couponing, and a variety of extreme reality shows with extreme challenges. We are surrounded by people exhibiting extreme behavior. Social media feeds this frenzy by giving us a place to truly live our lives out loud. Viral videos feature everything from folks expressing their opinions in crazy rants to all of those over-the-top marriage proposals. Even the stuff of our ordinary daily lives is so often over-exaggerated that we begin to lose our emotional balance. This constant roller coaster of
“Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.” ~Isaiah 43:19
“The greatest wealth is health.” ~Virgil It is so easy to take good health for granted. Too many people wait until they are sick to choose to live a healthy lifestyle. Like so many other Godly principles, good health is all about sowing and reaping. Developing and maintaining healthy habits (sowing) will bring about the benefits of good health (reaping). As the old adage says, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Developing healthy habits does not need to be a complicated process. However, it does require a great deal of self-awareness. Before you embark on
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~Winston Churchill Our lives are filled with choices every day. Perhaps none is more critical than the choice to be positive. Why be positive? There are lots of benefits. Positive people tend to be healthier and live longer lives. They have happier, more fulfilling relationships. They often experience greater professional success. In general, research indicates that positive people simply enjoy life more than negative people. Letting go of negativity can garner us all of the above-mentioned benefits. However, it is a conscious decision. I