In the silence there is a small quiet voice inviting listening with our whole being. In Whitney R. Simpson’s book Holy Listening, she emphasizes that the reality of listening to God is embodied in our breath, our body and the spirit of God. He is the giver of our life and our breath.


Last week being outside is God’s great creation on Lake Jocassee in SC, I was overwhelmed with this glimpse of heaven here on earth. Pulling up close to God’s Word daily refreshes my love for my Father God and the overwhelming reality of God’s great love for me. Unpack these nuggets of wise thoughts from Colossians 3.
While pursuing my training to be a yoga instructor, I have gained so much spiritual inspiration. My goal is to intimately connect people to Christ; mind, body, spirit and soul by providing a safe and nurturing environment. Here are some of the best things I have learned so far.


Finding your people is serious business. Sometime our people find us. Sometime we have to say goodby to a season and the people that we have loved. Sometimes we have find new people. Sometime we don’t know what we are looking for in friendships. Sometime we know that we need people to complete something that is deeply human in ourselves. What are some ways we can find our people?
The true answer to this question is that all kinds of people choose to homeschool for a wide variety of reasons. Everyone from lawyers to plumbers to teachers to doctors to pilots select home education for their child. While the reasons are widely varied, here are a few of the popular reasons:


What is gratitude? Does gratitude come naturally?How can more gratitude change my life? What is affirming? Does affirming come naturally?How can affirming naturally grow gratitude? The big idea is that gratitude toward others leads to affirming them which is followed by positive emotions for all. Increased social skills and an expansion in your community add […]
“Most of us find it very difficult to want “Heaven” at all – except in so far as “Heaven” means meeting again our friends who have died. One reason for this difficulty is that we have not been trained : our whole education tends to fix our minds on this world. Another reason is that […]


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Anger in a child is a real response. While God holds each of us, even a child, responsible for his or her sin, God does hold parents 100% responsible for the sins which provoked him to that anger. Check out 25 ways that parents provoke their children to anger. Loving my children well means that communication on this topic must remain open to self examination on this topic as well as others.
