Stability Amidst Constant Change
Strange Things Are Happening Wrinkles. Slowing metabolism. Almost constant aches and pains. Physical changes resulting from aging. Driving. Dating. Independence. Teen boys growing into adults. Life’s...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Symptoms of Vacation Brain
Vacation Brain discussed the mindset that happens when one fails to live life deliberately. The symptoms of vacation brain include increased comparisons, God neglect and flesh focus. Let’s address each...
View Article5 Ways to Upgrade Your Attitude
The word “upgrade” leaped to a whole new level in the world of marketing over the past several of years. When you go on a cruise to the Caribbean, you’re encouraged to “upgrade your diamonds.” At...
View Article10 Character Building Lessons from Baseball
Baseball never fell on my radar let alone my schedule until my youngest son started playing little league. Since then, he’s played several years of travel baseball and now finds himself on the high...
View ArticleThe Best Lessons from a Track Meet
Track meets provide a unique perspective on being the best. At one meet, a runner can get the best time and win a race only to find himself less than the best at the next meet even if he runs …...
View ArticleFinding Balance in a Busy World, Part I
“Busy” is the New “Fine” Many people seem to equate being busy with being important. Somehow, being busy by living in a state of perpetual hustle and bustle and constant exhaustion seems to say, “I...
View ArticleConvenient Confusion
Whey my boys were younger, they were quick to say, “I’m sorry” when they messed up. Sometimes, they said it for the millionth time about the same mistake. When this happened, my response sounded...
View ArticleAnticipation
Pleasurable Anticipation Anticipation can be pleasurable expectation or filled with apprehension. It involves contemplation and hope, and it serves to create a foresight or foretaste of future events....
View Article5 Ways to Thrive Under Construction
In Michigan, there’s always some sort of road construction going on somewhere. They say you can’t drive more than 6 miles from any point in Michigan without coming to a lake (there are 11,000 inland...
View ArticleHe Knows My Name
As a writer, I have thought a lot about becoming well known. My name on the cover of a book. My book on The New York Times Bestsellers list. But my writer dreams don’t end there. I’ve thought about...
View ArticleProjection, Amplification & Perception
My teenage boys sometimes talk about certain people who consistently annoy and frustrate them. While I usually encourage them to try and see the good, some positive, in those people, I also let them...
View ArticleMore Than Meets the Eye
That driver in front of you going what you deem as too slow, taking what you think is too long at stop signs, the one you zipped around at that 4-way stop while honking your horn… He’s a 15-year-old...
View Article5 Habits for Getting and Staying in Shape
The New Testament uses a variety of athletic metaphors to describe the life of a Christian. These references were certainly understood by those to whom the letter was written since the Olympic games,...
View ArticleThe Perfect Blend
In honor of National Coffee Day this Thursday, let’s take a look at how our daily coffee can remind us about a very important aspect of our walk with Christ. Every coffee drinker has his own way of...
View ArticleVoting My Conscience
For the past 26 years, my voting choices revolved mostly around what the two main parties offered. My husband and I did venture outside of those one presidential election, but we ended up feeling like...
View ArticleLearn To Single-Task Again
In 2010, I crashed and burned mentally. The official diagnosis involved adrenal fatigue, and many factors led to my state of exhaustion. One of the biggest involved having too many commitments and...
View ArticleDiscover Encouragement and Overcome Discouragement
Discussing Discouragement Lack of progress. Politics. Stupidity. Illness. Aging. Unemployment. Failure. These things continuously discourage me. If I dwell on them too often and too deeply, I become...
View ArticleDepression During the Winter Months
The Pain of Change Depression used to be my standard operating system. It existed like an evil best friend I knew was bad for me but who also held together my destructive comfort zone. Strange how...
View ArticleFocus on Christmas
This roundup brings you many of the Christmas posts published on Struggle to Victory over the years. They all focus on some aspect of the Christmas story found in Luke 1 and 2. It was the Christmas...
View ArticleHealthy Holidays & Beyond
For many people, the holidays mean overwhelm and overload. From shopping and family pressures to expectations of joy from self and others to eating too much and staying up too late, the holidays...
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