We all feel the heat. We are living in times of exhaustion at every turn from the non-stop flames we battle. What can we do to rise above it?

How do you handle the tangled messes of human beings? Are you patient and gentle or are you a knot puller like me?

Do you have a trail leaver in your house? What excuse do they use to explain what always seems not finished?

Some of our biggest “it just so happened” moments have become the most wonderful unexpected blessings. Especially in hindsight.

Sometimes in life you have to find the value in the things you would have not considered valuable. For me, that includes the quick fix.

When storms strike, what do you do with the time until that storm passes? Are you using it well even in the middle of the storm?

There is nothing wrong with being independent. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. The problem only begins when we decide only one of those is possible.

Are we avoiding seeing the things that we can’t unsee? How much compassion would there be if we could see the view of someone else’s world?

It is disappointing when our plans do not work out. What if our plans did not move forward because a better one was waiting for us?

Do you dabble in the details or dive on in? Does your focus on those details ever get in the way of building the kingdom?

The battle of what is true and what is not can only be won within our minds and hearts. Don’t let all the confusion fool you . . . it is personal.

Do you give your goals a place to live in your schedule? Or are they just the location you dream of visiting someday?

Are we just trying to get through the busyness of the season still standing? Maybe the season was meant to bring you more than a deadline.

When we are spending a lot of time trying to find that perfect gift, we must remember that sometimes the simplest answer is the right one.

Writers are often guided to show and not tell their stories. What if we took that same advice in all that we do?