Reading Time: 5 minutes Spring is a memory, Summer is middle-aged, and Autumn is trying to stick its foot in the door. Changing seasons offer promise and blessing, gain and loss, and remind us that flexibility isn’t just for kids. Perseverance, humor, and grit are required to manage changing life seasons. I’ve grown to appreciate flip-flops and slip-ons, but […]
Living the Gospel with Joy
Preaching with and without words. Encouragement. Bible study. Inspiration. Tips, strategies, tools, and affirmations for New Creations in Christ.
The Devil Owns the Fence
Reading Time: 3 minutes When’s the last time you decided that the wisest course of action was neutrality? Whether in a dispute between friends or some matter of politics, parenting, horsemanship, or scripture? Did sitting on the fence seem like the best (safest) response? Mature wisdom follows Jesus’s advice to be “Wise as a serpent but harmless as a […]
The Poison of Comparing Yourself
Reading Time: 5 minutes Want to ruin your day? It’s easy and doesn’t cost a penny. Just indulge in the poison of comparison. Last night I parked my past-middle-aged orange Jeep outside the garage because my husband and I planned to assemble new bookcases and needed the room. I’d just plopped onto the front porch this morning after feeding […]
Why I Believe That YOU Are An Overcomer
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been said that 80% of success is just showing up. I second that. The most important characteristic of overcomers is persistence. The next is the hope that change is possible. I believe you have what it takes to be an overcomer. Here’s why. Since you’re reading this, you’re probably an overcomer. I say that […]
Unexpected Fear – When God Changes Your Gifts
Reading Time: 5 minutes I don’t do nervous. Until recently, I believed that. Then unexpected fear came to visit. It was only a three-minute presentation, but there I was, concerned about what to wear because I didn’t want to walk to the microphone with my pants sweat-clinging to the back of my legs from warm chairs. In other words, […]
Are You Easy to Obey?
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a direct correlation between the ease of a request and the odds of obedience. Obedience is a gift. When a horse or person obeys you, which emotion is most likely to show up, gratification or gratitude? I know, sometimes the emotion is more like shock. “Hey, Josh, would you go find your little […]
The Consequences of Change You Didn’t See Coming
Reading Time: 6 minutes I did not cuss. Sometimes the unexpected consequences of change HURT. Last Wednesday evening I worked nineteen-year-old Ace indoors on a longeline, encouraging him to express himself physically and emotionally. Last summer, after eight years of keeping every promise I made, special-needs Ace finally committed to our relationship. He loves attention but isn’t one to […]
Leadership – Horsemanship – Discipleship
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve been a leadership junkie for decades. Transitioning from corporate America, consulting, and motivational speaking to horse training wasn’t as difficult as it may seem at first blush, because the rules for success were the same. The move from the horse industry to ministry was a bit more complicated, but I’ve discovered that the method […]
Unanswered Prayer? Try Reframing Your Question
Reading Time: 3 minutes Does God answer your questions? I admit, I don’t ask very many questions, but when I do, I usually get an answer. There isn’t a preferred answer because my questions usually ask for guidance or information about weather. One morning I asked and didn’t get an answer. Nada. Nothing. In our ranching days, weather was […]
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