Do you ever feel stuck? Stuck in the doldrums? I like to use this word but what does this word even mean? Did you know that “doldrum” is a colloquial expression derived from historical maritime usage? In maritime usage it is the place in the ocean affected by low pressure in an area around the… Continue reading 5 Ways to Force Yourself Out of the Doldrums
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Maxim Week 29
Welcome to Maxim Monday, week 29: Be grateful in all things! Fr. Thomas Hopko did not expound on this maxim. I think it is pretty self-explanatory. Giving thanks is commanded of us in scripture time and time again. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of… Continue reading Maxim Week 29
“My day is not going in a straight line.”
Good afternoon! Welcome! I’m currently sitting at a borrowed computer on a borrowed internet connection in order to post. I thought as I started this week, the first week of September and the first week of school, that I would finally be able to get back into posting regularly. This is a walk I took… Continue reading “My day is not going in a straight line.”
The Aim of Love
One day as I was culling emails I came across an email from my godmother. She sent this little note to all her god-daughters. It is a quote from a book and a wonderful reminder to us all that above all love is the answer and love is what truly brings us joy. 11/21/14Dear Goddaughters,I… Continue reading The Aim of Love
Maxim Week 19
Be polite with everyone—first of all, the members of your own family. Sometimes we feel, we could be rude with our own family members but nice to people outside. No, we must begin with kindness to those closest to us first. ~Fr. Thomas Hopko Anyone who has children knows that when they are out among… Continue reading Maxim Week 19
Psalm 100
This morning as I was puttering around the kitchen making coffee and tidying, I suddenly started quoting Psalm 100. But not in your typical way. I started reciting it as I heard it in my brain being played on an album in 1977. This album was for children and the song "This is the Day… Continue reading Psalm 100
Maxim Week 15
Fr. Thomas Hopko says in his podcast: Read the Scriptures regularly—not reading them to fight with others, not reading them to show off quoting, but reading them as fuel, as food. Because if we don’t read the Scriptures regularly, we die. It would be like trying to live without eating or to drive a car… Continue reading Maxim Week 15
Praying Scripture
A few years ago, I watched a Christian movie that had a pretty profound affect on me. It was called “War Room”. The bottom line of this movie is about prayer and how prayer can change things. Storyline aside, I believe that that sentiment is very real and true. I really began to work harder… Continue reading Praying Scripture
Kindler of Joy! 