It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest is my favorite place to visit. I love long barefoot walks on cool beaches, the sounds of the waves and the smell of the salt air. When you walk along the water’s edge, the waves lap up erasing your footprints. No evidence remains of where you had just been, just the smoothness of the sand. Forgiveness is a bit like this. The footprints represent events in our lives that need to be forgiven and the water is like God’s love washing them away. Once God’s love has covered a transgression, there is no reminders of it left in His eyes. Unlike meandering…
Partners of Hope
Living in Oklahoma can be brutal in July and August. High humidity combined with temperatures hovering around the century mark, can be suffocating. That is why it is almost a ceremonial event flipping the page of my calendar from August to September. It makes me happy. It’s funny how a turn of the page can instantly change my mood even though the conditions are the same. The reality is it’s supposed to hit a high of 100 degrees today, and let’s not even talk about the heat index. But it doesn’t matter to me. At some point today I’ll find my way to a pumpkin spice latte to celebrate the…
MAKE The Most of Life!
Maybe 2020 kicked you in the teeth a couple times. I know it did most people. Many challenges in 2020 created new seasons in life that don’t necessarily coincide with the changing of the calendar. In the midst of the challenging circumstances of 2021 or whatever new season you are walking into, life is full of potential. Whether the New Year brought you a truly new season of life or something else did, there are four strategic things you can do to MAKE the most out of it. Make Peace With Your Past. Take time to allow yourself to feel and express your emotions about the difficult things you have endured…
Come To The Table
by Teri Beane Thanksgiving is approaching quickly and you are probably expecting me to blog about gratitude. I hope I don’t disappoint you, but my topic isn’t about thankfulness. I do however, want to talk about feasting. Is there anyone else expecting to leave the table stuffed to the gills on Thanksgiving day? I am no fortune teller, but I can confidently predict that I will be miserably full by mid-afternoon on November 26th. It is probably my favorite meal of the year. Coming to the table to feast is what I want to chat with you about today. Let me warn you up front, I plan on meddling and asking a…
