Posts by Merrill
Good Morning Life….all is good.
I woke a little anxious this morning, life has been a bit crazy. Schools out and summers here, WOOHOO! But ready set go…. the juggling of kids, camps, work, vacations, home and life….you know what I mean. Then you add into the mix that I took a HUGE leap, well let’s say Dive off the Deep end and did an Oprah audition for all to see. Talk about out of the box and feeling exposed…. So this morning I went out really early to clear my head, just as the sun was waking and starting to shine….what a gift! It’s like God said “Merrill, relax! Take a deep breath and look at the beauty I have created that surrounds you…. All is...
Read MoreWhat is needed?
I am facilitating a group doing the book SABBATH by Wayne Muller (one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES as many of you know) and there was a line in it that I asked the group to ponder… “Be still. Stop. There is no rush to get to the end, because we are never finished. Take time to rest, and eat, and drink, and be refreshed. And in the gentle rhythm of that refreshment, listen to the sound the heart makes as it speaks the quiet truth of what is needed.” It is that last line that I asked them, “What do you hear that is needed?” For me it was loud and clear but I felt a bit silly, like a little girl saying it, “I need someone to tell me I am...
Read MoreBurden Lessons
The other day I was having a conversation with a small group people and one of them started talking about a friend of theirs that had a mentally challenged child. They went on to say how sad it was that the parents had been burdened with this child all these years, she was in her 20’s. As I listened I thought how interesting that we tend to look at the burdens of others and then compare them to our life. “At least all we have to deal with is ________” (fill in the burden of your life). We all do this to make our lives seem more comfortable and easy. Comparison is a tricky thing though, because reality is, our burdens are our burdens to carry, bearing...
Read MoreBeautiful, the mess we are…….
Sometimes I get a song going in my head and it takes up residence. I sing it, ponder it and see how it applies to life. I live music, it’s who I am. If I love it and it touches my soul it becomes a part of me. Well a new song, “Better than a Hallelujah” by Amy Grant has a line in it that’s weaving it’s way into my heart. It talks about us pouring out our misery’s and the honest cries of our breaking hearts and what God hears and sees. The line that is becoming part of me is, Beautiful the mess we are…… Not many people know but years ago when I was just beginning to think about starting a ministry I wanted to call it Messy...
Read MoreShort Stick
I find that in a life that is shared with others, loved ones, especially family, no matter how hard we try to make and keep everyone happy, someone draws the Short Stick. With each situation it is different. Some days it’s the kids or a specific child who been given the Short Stick. Other times it can be a spouse, friend or family member. Maybe it’s work. It can even be the house after a long week of running. But more often it is you…..the woman, the mom, the wife, because we are usually more comfortable being the owner of the Short Stick. The key to this is that wonderful word balance, and understanding without guilt, that life is a matter of choices presented to...
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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.