Posts by Merrill

REST for a moment

Posted by on Aug 30, 2009 | 1 comment

Woke up a bit stressed….So much to do! Read the wonderful book SABBATH and was reminded, If we refuse to rest until all is finished….we will never rest! If your mind is full of things that need attention, make a list, then put it to the side and let it go. Monday is right around the corner and you can pick it back up and work on those …check marks! Simply let your soul catch up with you today…. relax, restore and enjoy, and remember this is the day that the Lord hath made, be glad and rest in it! I know I am.

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TOO FULL!

Posted by on Aug 29, 2009 | 1 comment

Today we had a wonderful women’s breakfast at my church FUMCWP. The speakers were amazing and spoke on balance. It was so funny because this morning I woke up thinking about balance. As I laid in bed I was thinking about how we stuff our lives, kind of like how we can stuff our faces…..You know that feeling when you ate way too much and are too full? It is uncomfortable, sometimes even painful. And then we think why did we eat that much? I knew I was full. But it all looked SO GOOD! That is sometimes what our life can feel like. TOO FULL! We are uncomfortable and don’t have any breathing room….there is no button to undo with life, no elastic waist...

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Sunshine!

Posted by on Aug 28, 2009 | 1 comment

Everyone needs a little Sunshine in their life! She pulls me along when my feet get heavy, and makes me giggle all the time!

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Heavy Feet

Posted by on Aug 28, 2009 | 0 comments

“One foot in front of the other”, notice how some day’s our feet feel much heavier than others. You go to take a step forward and you think your shoes have lead in them. Take an emotional pause and ask why. Are you tired, getting sick, fearful, taken on too much? Find the source of the heavy shoes and take time to lighten the load, kick the shoes off, rest and remember life is a journey not a race! Listen to what your life is saying, tend to your needs and remember there will be days when we will skip, run, walk, crawl and maybe even sit in the middle of our path. The most important thing to remember is to JUST DO YOUR BEST….. whatever that look...

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A Heart Workout!

Posted by on Aug 27, 2009 | 0 comments

There is no better exercise for strengthening the HEART than reaching down and lifting up another……The best way to get beyond yourself and all that weighs you down is to be there for another….to comfort, to encourage, to love, support or just be there. We are called to comfort others the way we have been comforted. Today can you reach out, reach down, reach to someone that just needs a lift? It is amazing what it will do for them, but it will surprise you too and what it will do in your life! When we step out and show others love they don’t feel so lonely, it becomes the “What you too, I thought i was the only one!” May your HEART be...

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