Tag: trust

I realized I’m a total control freak!

I never viewed myself as a very controlling person. I usually let others take the reins and just settle in my nice comfortable seat of following. Lately though, God has been revealing something to me…that I am a total control freak! I mean, not controlling of others, but of myself. Throughout my life I thought…

January 11, 2013
The bigger picture

I have spent the last 8 and a half years teaching music in the public school setting. My last gig, which ended in December due to relocating, was teaching chorus to a bunch of very talented sixth graders. While teaching, I’d often found myself in situations where I’d tell my students, “Just trust me.” For…

January 10, 2013
Gifts in Disguise

There are so many times that I wonder why God hasn’t answered my prayers the way I would’ve liked Him to or as quickly as I thought He should. Too often I think I know what’s best for my life and what I need, but I’m not the one who can see the whole picture.…

January 8, 2013
Peace in the New Year

January 4 We all want peace, don’t we? I mean, really, all the beauty pageant finalists answer their questions with the desire for ‘world peace’. (That always cracks me up – it’s such a safe answer.) But really, our homes, our community, our state, our country, our world would be a much better place to…

January 4, 2013