This quote has me in a puddle of tears this morning. I have tried to share authentically about my struggles online for a few years now. But have I really been honest with you? Better yet, am I being honest with myself? What if I sought to live my own beautiful & honest life instead of what I think you want to read or see here on social media? What if I lived my life that way? And what if my beautiful isn’t beautiful to you? (These are painful questions for me, friends.) I have lived under ... Read More about Honest, Imperfect and Beautiful
Summer in the Psalms
“If you need a guide for your ongoing relationship with God, read Psalms.” ― Jim George “The more deeply we grow into the psalms and the more often we pray them as our own, the more simple and rich will our prayers become.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Psalms have been my prayer book, my hymn book, my conversation with God book for so long. Any time I feel the nudge to slip away and spend time with the Lord, the Psalms is my go-to. If I feel a need to re-focus and get back to my first love, ... Read More about Summer in the Psalms
Isaiah 55 and the Thorns of This Life
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from ... Read More about Isaiah 55 and the Thorns of This Life
4 Ways I Use Frankincense Daily
Because I have shared so much of my journey here over the years, it is only fitting that I now share the things that are helping me the most! And frankincense is probably THE OIL that has helped me on my journey to emotional wellness more than any other! (regular label for skin & diffusing, vitality label for ingesting!) Of all the ancient scripture oils, frankincense has the greatest story and the longest history – widely regarded as the most powerful aromatic substance in ancient times. ... Read More about 4 Ways I Use Frankincense Daily
Made for anticipation…
In a recent conversation with a wise friend it came up that I’m a “worst case” person. I tend to think the worst pretty often. And it’s probably all my fault, too. But in a recent counseling session something she said to me has stayed with me...she said, “Candace, it’s ok to anticipate good. It’s actually a good thing. Our hearts were made for expectation.” Then, the very next day I was at church exercising and I overheard this quote on a tv sermon that was playing, “It is good to expect God to ... Read More about Made for anticipation…
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