by Vickie Petz | Mar 16, 2018 | ENCOURAGEMENT
Should I quit? Do you ever wonder what difference it makes and why you do what you do? Do you ever question your calling? I imagine we all do. Looking at my stats this summer, I wanted to throw in the towel. Clearly, it was time for a break. More people unsubscribed...
by Vickie Petz | Mar 9, 2018 | ENCOURAGEMENT
It gets crowded in my head. Like a closet that needs to be cleaned out, there’s so much junk packed on my mental shelves, they sag with the weight of hurts and unforgiveness. Continually packing in offenses then forcing the door shut causes an overflow of garbage....
by Vickie Petz | Mar 3, 2018 | ENCOURAGEMENT, Uncategorized
The power of forgiveness Deep under the covers, I rang in the New Year with my head fast asleep on my pillow by 8:30 p.m. Not exactly the life of the party. Six months after being diagnosed with a debilitating neuromuscular disease I was struggling with something...
by Vickie Petz | Feb 23, 2018 | ENCOURAGEMENT
The more I tried to hold it together, the more my life fell apart. Cherished idols were stripped away and my heart fractured in two. For three years, I refused healing. I didn’t know what to do for a broken heart, then I realized Jesus was asking me the same...
by Vickie Petz | Feb 16, 2018 | ENCOURAGEMENT
It was like that moment your shoe sticks to the pavement because you’ve stepped in gum, or something worse. Realization visibly spread across my face when I verbally stepped onto the edge of danger. Now what? I tried to back out of the conversation, but instead came...
by Vickie Petz | Feb 2, 2018 | ENCOURAGEMENT
When life is hard and you just want to coast, remember this, it’s worth the pain to find out who you are and more importantly, to figure out who God is. Maybe there’s another way to learn the heart of God, but desperation is what draws me...
