Stress
Stalking Time
Ever wish you had more time? After a 6 month lapse in blog posts, this seems like an appropriate one to share! This was originally posted on Inspire A Fire and you can view the original post at https://www.inspireafire.com/stalking-time. I wish I had more time. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t lament the…
Waiting
I recently found myself in the midst of a possible house purchase. I don’t remember ever thinking, “Hey, I think I’m ready to go look for a house.” I just woke up one day and discovered I was already looking. Despite my years of happy renting, I was suddenly staring at a potential purchase. Exciting.…
30 Second Devotion
Busy day? It’s easy to “forget” patience, kindness, and gentleness as we rush out the door. We must consciously integrate goodness and sharing into our routine. Do not neglect it! And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased (Hebrews 13:16).
Blog by Friday
Earlier this week I had the startling realization that I have not posted a blog in a month. I pledged that I would write a blog by Friday. At the beginning of the week, that seemed so doable. It’s not that I don’t have any ideas. I have lots of ideas. The problem, as I…
Speed Reading
At any given moment, I have a stack of at least a dozen books that I am reading concurrently. Some end up taking me months to read; others ensnare me and I finish them in days. But always there is this stack, beckoning me. I listen to books on CD in the car and around…
It’s Christmas Time! Are you weary and burdened?
You know what I usually do when I get tired? I keep going. Then I get sick. This is a pattern that repeats itself several times a year. You’d think I would learn, but I never do. I always think I can do just one more thing. Eventually, God draws the line for me and…
Anger Management
Philippians 4:8 is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. Someday I am going to write an eloquent post elucidating my reasons why. But not today. Today, I am irrationally angry. I have no idea why, but I find when I stop to consider it that I can come up with a whole host…
Vacation
There are some who say that it is so much work getting ready for a vacation that it is not even worth trying to take one. As I’m racing through this week, I cannot help but think they have a point. But it’s not going to stop me. This week I am clinging to Exodus…
Self Encouragement
I was having a frazzled kind of day. Not anything in particular was going badly, I just felt somehow entirely discombobulated. You know those days where too little sleep and too many racing thoughts start taking their toll? I felt a bit as though a piece of me was going in one direction, and another…
Cracking, Part I
Have you ever had one of those days where you think: “If one more thing goes wrong, I am going to crack!!” As in, “The weight of this stressful old world is weighing me down so badly that I can literally feel myself starting to crack up and fall apart! Arrggghhh!” I certainly have. Sometimes…
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Janet Beagle, PhD is the founder of The Mustard Patch. She divides her time between the Midwest and New England, and if she’s not writing, she’s probably out hiking with her 2-and 4-footed friends.