Peace and Joy are Ours

  God’s Peace and Joy are ours no matter what is going on externally. No one can take away what is rightfully ours unless we give it away. Let go of the need to have events or people a certain way before you can claim your happiness and your peace. Know God is with us through …

It is Better to be Hated!

“It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not.” ~ André Gide We often hide our authentic selves as we fear judgement and rejection. The world describes what is acceptable, lovable and beautiful and we scramble to hide those parts of us that fall outside of these …

Explore Where You Are

So many times we look ‘out there’ for fulfillment, for adventure and for meaning. The truth is, we have so many untapped opportunities, blessings to embrace, things to experience and places to explore right where we are! Why do we often value what is out of reach more than what we already embrace? Fully appreciating …

You Can’t Solve Inside Problems With Outside Solutions

We each lead lives filled with problems. Many of the most painful ones are internal. We live our lives suffering from all kinds of these inner hurts including: insecurity, loneliness, anger, bitterness, resentment, fear, and sadness. We do some crazy things to try and solve these inner problems! We drink, we shop, we eat, we …

A Blessing of Joy and Grace

A Blessing was painted on a beautiful painting that hung in an upstairs bedroom in my Grandma Bergsagel’s house at 1803: May all the days of all the years that God has still in store, Be filled with every joy and grace to bless you more and more. 1803 is the house number of the …

The Joy in our Midst… or Right Outside Our Front Door!

A couple days ago I stepped outside and was pleasantly greeted by a beautiful display of color dancing on the snow! There is just something magical about Christmas lights in Winter! In that moment I was reminded of how joy can come to us when we least expect it! Many times it is the little …