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Paradox

You’ve probably heard the saying “you can’t have it both ways.” And there are many instances that is true. However, there are many, many where it is not. I’ve come to appreciate more and more the word paradox and all it represents. The definition of paradox I found that I like best is “a situationContinue reading “Paradox”

Control Issues

I was listening to a podcast and the speaker was talking about the differences and benefits of both primary and secondary control. Um, what? I had not heard of this before, these two different kinds of control, so of course I was intrigued. Especially as a recovering control addict. Primary control is when we doContinue reading “Control Issues”

Brushstrokes

I read something in a book the other day, it talked about our life being a masterpiece and paying attention to all the tiny brushstrokes. I’ve thought about that several times since then. Have you ever studied a painting? I’m not talking about a picture or portrait, but an actual painting, where you can seeContinue reading “Brushstrokes”

Visual Acuity

I recently experienced some vision problems. But not with my physical eyes. It’s been more of a spiritual/emotional blurriness. My family recently went on an extended family vacation. We had a lot of fun and I enjoyed getting to hang out with some in the family I don’t get to see that often. Upon myContinue reading “Visual Acuity”

Three Little Words

There are three little words in the English language that I think could make a difference if they were spoken more often. If you really pay attention, I’m not sure how often you hear them. These days, they are not the most popular words to hear. You may be wondering what they are. I don’tContinue reading “Three Little Words”

Let’s Edit

Last fall before I returned to work after having surgery on my thumb, I started writing a new book. No, I don’t have a working title, it has not yet come to me. I’ve been working the last several weeks on editing the first few chapters. As I started the editing process, I would readContinue reading “Let’s Edit”

Default Mode

My husband and I had a discussion the other day, and like most married couples, our brains are wired differently and we don’t always see things the same. We also don’t have the same communication styles. Whereas I have the default mode of wanting to discuss something right away and dive right into the deepContinue reading “Default Mode”

Flare-Ups

Have you ever have had an old injury or a chronic condition that you don’t think about often, you can maneuver through each day and have learned how to compensate for it so that it doesn’t take center stage in your life? Only to suddenly experience a flare-up, sometimes mild and other times so intenseContinue reading “Flare-Ups”

Turn Right

A while back I did a post titled Practice Makes Perfect and talked about my struggles with trying to be perfect. I think for those of us who believe in the triune God and have read the verse in Matthew “Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect,” (5:48) we strive for this andContinue reading “Turn Right”

Home Base

Some of the reading I’ve been doing has been describing that almost always, our thoughts and behavior start from one of two places: fear or love. The more I read and consider it, and the more I pay attention, I can see the truth in it. And as I thought of it, the word homeContinue reading “Home Base”