by myconcretedove | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog, Christian, Confessions of a Caregiver, Joyful Living, Prayer
Are you living with panic attacks? Just the name makes me want to run away and hide. The last one I had was bad enough for my husband to call the paramedics. I had one 11 years ago (at work of all places) that put me in the hospital for two days. I thought I was...
by myconcretedove | Apr 2, 2021 | Christian, Prayer
Today is Good Friday. I’ll be taking the rest of the day away from screens except for work. I’m working from home today, so it will be quiet anyway. When I was a child, we spent Good Friday quietly at home. I went to Catholic school, so Good Friday was the...
by myconcretedove | Mar 26, 2021 | Christian, Confessions of a Caregiver, Five Minute Fridays
Savor the moment. Stop and smell the roses. Enjoy life. Smell the coffee. And this great quote from American philosopher and writer Dallas Willard, “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” Click here to read more about eliminating hurry. These sayings came about...
by myconcretedove | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog, Christian, Confessions of a Caregiver, Prayer
How does one eliminate hurry? I recently came upon this famous quote by American philosopher and writer, Dallas Willard, and had to stop and take notice. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. – Dallas Albert Willard Here is a snippet of my life and...
by myconcretedove | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog, Christian, Family, Prayer
Sylvia was born on this day in 1929. I won’t make you do the math. She turns 92 today. Go, Mom! My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around...
by myconcretedove | Mar 12, 2021 | Christian, Joyful Living, Prayer, Writing
After spending the last month writing daily while participating in a writing challenge, I took a week off to rest my brain. Well, that was last week, but this week my keyboard was still collecting dust. Could it be that the law of motion applies to our brains,...
by myconcretedove | Feb 27, 2021 | #Write28Days, Christian, Joyful Living
To enable is a good thing. It really is. Just see for yourself in the definitions. Oxford Dictionary: enable something to make it possible for something to happen or exist by creating the necessary conditions KJV Dictionary Definition: To make able; to supply with...
by myconcretedove | Feb 25, 2021 | #Write28Days, Christian, Joyful Living, Prayer
We are a little more than a week in Lent, and I’ve already discovered it’s time to take a good look at my prayer life. I’m starting to think it’s more than a feeling, thought. No, I believe it’s one of those Holy Spirit whispers I should...
by myconcretedove | Feb 23, 2021 | #Write28Days, Christian, Joyful Living, Writing
Today is almost the last installment of this #Write28Days Writing Challenge. I can tell you that I’m not done yet. I believe there is so much more to learn about joy that I can’t stop exploring now. This was me a couple of years ago: I’m often gung...
by myconcretedove | Feb 21, 2021 | #Write28Days, Christian, Joyful Living, Writing
Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. –Mark 2:27 (NIV) It’s been a busy year, with learning how to do life in a pandemic. With the extra time at home, many of us are completing projects we otherwise wouldn’t...
