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 […]
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Beat the Blahs – Day 6
Read a new/new-to-you author It’s no secret that I love books. I recently discovered a treasure box full of my childhood books. As I stacked my old friends in a pile next to me, I was amazed at just how many books my family had bought for me while I was growing up. When I […]
Beat the Blahs – Day 5
Write a letter Growing up, I had no less than six penpals at a time. My parents attended a yearly Christian conference each summer, and I amassed friends all over the country. We’d dutifully exchange addresses and write letters to stay in touch until the next conference. I still keep in touch with one of […]
Beat the Blahs – Day 4
Exercise for a goal Even though I have fallen madly in love with running, if I don’t have something that I’m working towards, I tend to stay in bed or on the couch or anywhere that doesn’t involve my running shoes. Case in point – I took EIGHT weeks off after the marathon last October. […]
Beat the Blahs – Day 3
Look through old pictures The other day my husband was surfing through our photos on Flickr. He kept emailing me links to pictures from when the kids were babies. Soon, I was surfing through the pictures on my own. I found a string of pictures I took on my cell phone when T-Rex first learned […]
Beat the Blahs – Day 2
Learn something new Two winters ago, after years of trying, I finally learned how to knit. The problem with my first attempts was timing – I was in college or I was pregnant. But January 2009 proved to be the winning attempt. Winter is the perfect time to learn a new skill. The rush of […]