Cultivating a grateful heart is one of the most valuable skills you can develop. Seriously, it changes everything! A woman willingly participated in a biofeedback study. The doctors conducting the study asked her to think of a stressful situation and then monitored her heart rate and blood pressure—both rose dramatically. Stress will do that, huh?…
Yesterday, a friend and I took the day and rode up to the mountains together. The vibrant picture of the gold trees against the vivid blue sky took my breath away. As friends, we spent time talking about how good God has been to both of us. We shared concerns and prayed together, and we…
When situations feel impossible, it’s easy to panic isn’t it? The Psalmist Asaph reflected on a time when the Israelites were fleeing from Egypt (Psalm 77). Pharaoh and his armies were approaching from behind, and the Red Sea lay before them. Nothing stirs up terror quite like feeling trapped. It’s no wonder they panicked!…