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Pray A to Z: Depression & Mental Health

October 13, 2014 by Amelia

[pinit]   Today, we continue our series Pray A to Z, and D is for Depression & Mental Illness. If you’ve missed a few posts, you can get caught up on the series here. If you don’t have your printable prayer cards yet, you may download them for free, here. Many people face their mental […]

Filed Under: faith in action, Pray A to Z Tagged With: anxiety, beat the blues, depression, encouragement, faith, friends, mental illness, Pray A-Z, prayer

Love Your Ordinary: Backyard Beauty

February 27, 2014 by Amelia

Congratulations to Ibelisse who won the copy of Carols Kent’s new book Unquenchable! You still have time to enter the giveaway for Susie Finkbeiner’s new novel My Mother’s Chamomile. Enter on this post! [pinit] A walk through our local botanical gardens was just what my winter-weary soul needed a couple weekends ago. As we traipsed […]

Filed Under: beat the blahs, Doing Life Together, Family, winter Tagged With: beat the blues, family, nature, ordinary

Love Your Ordinary

February 3, 2014 by Amelia

For the month of February, I invite you to join me in an adventure. Let’s look for ways to love our ordinary – not just love our ordinary tasks and routines, but look for ways to love God and love others through the ordinary parts of our days. It’s a lesson I’ve been learning since […]

Filed Under: faith in action Tagged With: #LoveYourOrdinary, beat the blues, community, encouragement, faith, family, ordinary

What’s filling your mind?

March 11, 2013 by Amelia

Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Philippians 4:8 MSG Anyone else have spring fever? Ready for spring break? Hitting that low […]

Filed Under: beat the blahs, faith in action, running Tagged With: beat the blues, encouragement, faith, running, seasonal affective disorder, winter

2 Tips to Beat the Blues and Connect with Others

January 4, 2013 by Amelia

The blog tour for Isn’t it Time for a Coffee Break? has begun. Be sure to check out this page for a current listing of participating blogs and multiple chances to enter to win some great prizes!   Today’s guest post marks a first in my blog history. This is the first time that my […]

Filed Under: Coffee Break, Doing Life Together, faith in action, The Narrator Tagged With: beat the blues, community, encouragement, friends, friendship

3 Tips For Surviving Life Changes

September 4, 2012 by Amelia

Hello, friends! I hope you had a wonderful August and that as summer closed that you enjoyed many blessings with your family. I can hardly believe that my two little ones bounced onto the bus this morning. Where did the past 7 3/4 years go? More experienced mothers warned me that this day would eventually […]

Filed Under: faith in action, Family Tagged With: anxiety, beat the blues, faith, family, kids, motherhood, worry

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