It is time to stop letting the chaos into my life and be still.  Leaning on prayer to lead me to my daily purpose.  Living in the moment not letting the past define me or the future scare me.  Focusing on Jesus is the best way I know to be still.  I focus on prayer and then listen.  For me, prayer is the easy part.   Welcoming in the Holy Spirit is the place I start, continuing with thanking Jesus for dwelling within and healing my soul.  I trust that he will guide and heal me so thanking him in advance…

As I try to keep myself untangled from all the chaos and noise around me I look forward to a time when we love without reservation.  When everywhere we go we are at peace with all those around us.   A time when we serve others without worrying if it will be well received.  Where there will be no concern with one’s race, ethnicity, religion, or level of education.  Love will overcome hate and hope will take the place of despair. Kindness will become the norm and forgiveness will be abundant.  Intentions will be good and deception will be eliminated…

Something invaluable that I have put into place is an unwillingness to let negative events run my life and steal my hope.  Day after day, there are things that can put us in a mindset of despair.  But all those same things dealt with from a positive perspective can be handled and packaged differently. If we don’t keep a positive perspective, all the negative aspects of the day will wear us down.  They make us and the people around us exhausted and incapable of functioning properly. We hurt and grieve regarding many things in life.  Often it is regarding…

As a child, if I wanted to do something well I made a point of practicing the task.  The more I repeated the action the easier it was to perform and the more it became part of my memory.   Often tasks become an automatic response to certain situations or environments.  At home when one is finished with the meal the dishes need to be cleared from the table.  Unless one person clears the table each night, the family needs to be trained to take their plates and the serving dishes to the kitchen counter.  Some families may pray together before…