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!...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
read moreLife interupted……
Oh my, has it been a long time since I blogged! I think I had a BLOG PAUSE! Actually “life” just happened. You know how life can be rolling along and then you get side swiped by something. My story is this, and I am sticking to it. Spring is always busy, not too sure why but it is…end of school…work…kids…getting ready for summer…and then the side swipe hit me. It made me think of that Nat King Cole song…”I was walkin along, minding my business…then WHAM!” A wicked cold! Now I...
read moreWhat Makes You Feel Rich?
Anyone that is really close to me knows that I feel rich when my pantry and gas tank are full! What more could you really want? Okay the bills paid too. But if you have yummy food to eat, and gas to get you where you want to go is anything else really needed? Simple thinking I know. Yes, there is always a cute pair of shoes that might catch my eye or a big bunch of fresh flowers that call my name, but on a whole I am a simple girl. Which is a good thing since I have started working with a financial coach. Yes, the coach has a coach! I have the...
read moreBoat Mates
I have this wonderful client that is struggling, well really wrestling with the whole faith thing. Like many of us it has to do with letting go of control. If you have always been disappointed and never could count on anyone but yourself how do you trust a unseen God? Crazy I say! He described it as if he were asked to get on a sailboat (he doesn’t know how to sail) and sent out into the ocean to sail across the sea alone and just trust that he would be okay to get to the other side. Fear, doubt and thoughts of disappointment fill his...
read moreConversations on the Playground…..
So, my Sweet 10 year old Jackson was on the church playground last night after church supper when our Pastor came up to chat. As Dr. Bob later shared with me the conversation went something like this…. “Hey there Jackson.” “Hi, Dr. Bob.” “How are you doing buddy?” “Good …. How was your day? “Fine.” Pause…. “You seem sad.” Jackson said looking at Bob. Amused, Bob relied, ” Well, actually I am just tired.” “Maybe you should find a bigger bench,...
read moreNow that I have your ATTENTION!
Coming off Lent, which is really 46 days not 40 days and no I am not bitter, but if you call it the “40 days of Lent” I think it should be 40 days. I know the whole Sunday’s don’t count thing, but if you gave up lying would it be okay to lie on Sundays? Or what about what Jackson and Grace gave up, not fighting with each other, would it be okay to go at it on Sundays? No! When you give it up I believe you stay in the desert until you have done the work…..or should I say until God has done the work within you. As I...
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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.