Posts by Merrill
You Too?
If you read this blog regularly you know I love the C.S. Lewis quote…. “Friendship is born the moment one says to another, ‘What, you too? I thought I was the only one!” How true is that! We walk around thinking and feeling we are the ONLY ONES! When in reality there are many others that have walked our path, carried similar burdens, know how we feel and understand the climb. None of us are immune from suffering, it might look a bit different but we all experience change and challenges. I know this is a familiar song I sing quite often, but recently felt the need to share something with another and was not to sure how it would be received. When we...
Read MoreHidden deep in the soil of your heart…..
I had someone say they had some “Feel good transitions going on, like when you are pregnant but no one knows it.” This made me giggle! One, because this someone was a male, and second because I know how this feels having been prego 5 times. It is great to know something is growing inside you and no one knows it yet. The excitement of something new, planted deep beneath the soil, but not knowing what it will grow into…. Boy, Girl, Friendship, Love, Flower, Tree…..The key is to just be quiet and allow it to grow into what it was intended to be. To be content with the new seedling, knowing it’s there. Not needing to share this secret yet for...
Read Moresafest conversations of all…..
So, today I was talking to a friend about prayer and how so many are not comfortable with praying. They are not comfortable praying out loud, in front of others or even alone. Then some struggle with the thought of praying to someone they cannot see. “Hello, is anyone out there?” (that’s the faith thing) My friend laughed and said, “Why would prayer be comfortable when we don’t even know how to talk each other.” Ding Ding Ding! And the lady with the correct answer will be leading us in prayer! kidding….She would die! Communication is tough. We don’t say what we mean, we are scared to speak the truth, we want others to...
Read Morelast Friday of January 2011….
TGIF So how much can a Friday hold? Let me see…. It started with bloggin, then meeting 2 new clients who are young and ready to do the work (a life coach’s dream), lunch with a much loved sister, found a lost, very loved dog that brought joy to a young man who’s heart was hurting (biggest high of the day!), a client who might be rubbing his eyes and waking up to the fact that taking ownership of his life is his only option, emails…emails…emails, phone tag with my Mom, smiling kids with report cards in hand (always nice), phone calls, A bath for Sunshine, one last client who I love and have not connected with a while…lots of laughter...
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This week I read something that JUMPED OUT AT ME like nothing has in a long time. I read….. “Your problem is not that you don’t love God enough. It’s that you don’t understand how much He loves YOU.” WOW! I loved this so much I felt like shouting it from the roof tops, sharing it with strangers, or at least the “line buddies” I make each week. This is definitely one of the biggest problems I face with the wonderful people I work with day in and day out, and in my life too. We struggle and still have not grasped how much God loves us, or we get so busy that we tend to forget and make it about us again. We find ourselves...
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Merrill Is a mother of 5 who has found her calling in sharing her experiences from life with others. She can help you break out of your routine to live life to its fullest potential.