Peace in a world of chaos

Peace in a world of chaos

You’ll never find peace in a world of chaos if you’re looking for the Merriam Webster definition of peace – freedom from disturbance; a state of harmony. In the real world, life isn’t a flat line of calm, yet even still, true peace is possible...
When the world spins out of control

When the world spins out of control

Spinning thoughts, talking heads, scrolling posts – my mind stuffed with chaos. Everything is hard and life is crazy. When the world spins out of control, lay it down, you were never in control anyway. Hanging on to a world falling apart is a hopeless waste of...
How do I reverse the spinning in my mind?

How do I reverse the spinning in my mind?

Dizzy from spinning the same thoughts over and over, motion sickness nauseates my soul. Replaying the scene a thousand times, it’s now perfectly carved into my mind. Rehearsing the past drags me into this never-ending loop. Make it stop. How do I reverse the spinning...
Choose the better thing

Choose the better thing

Can’t we fix this? Surely there is something we can do. Quoting, “I can do all things through Christ,” we turn around and live like it all depends on us. Maybe we should just settle down and choose the better thing. Sitting back and waiting is not...
When normal isn’t an option

When normal isn’t an option

As soon as my eyes fluttered open, I thought, “Wait! This is not my life.” Immediately, I tried going back to sleep, as if I could wake up to the way things were before. Wishing for a rewind button to travel straight back to the good old days, I struggled...
The rest we didn’t want

The rest we didn’t want

Wishing for more hours in the day, we collapsed into bed with only half the items on our to-do lists crossed off. Over and over we complained there wasn’t enough spare time to get everything done. Suddenly, we got the rest we didn’t want. Seems we got what...