Battle Ready
Only one thing makes us battle ready—a soul at rest. In 2013, my 19-year-old son entered Hospice Care, my 15-year-old son spent seven weeks in the hospital after a benign tumor was removed from his spinal cord, …
Caring for the Caregiver
Do you know a caregiver – a person who pours themselves into the wellbeing of another in a way that invites and demands TLC above and beyond? Do you see their commitment? Their exhaustion? Their love and …
3 Questions for Sabbath Keepers
Are you short-changing your Sabbath Keeping? Here are 3 questions to ask yourself this week. What does God have for me in this day? Will I come running with a bucket?! What do I have for Him on …
26 Ideas for Holiday Rest
With Thanksgiving in 2 weeks and Christmas in 6, stress begins to mount in many hearts and homes these days. Take the offensive. Be prepared. This is a simple list. Read it fast. Read it slow. Keep …
Bold and Beautiful
Bold. When was the last time you ran smack dab into something BOLD?What about BOLD and BEAUTIFUL?Today is your lucky day! The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack. (Psalm 23:1 HCSB) That’s a bold …
“Dacha” a Key to Personal Retreat
This post was originally published in July of 2015. Dacha is one of my favorite words. It’s Russian and I was introduced to it in the town of Istra, Russia in January 2012 while speaking on the …
Compassion and Care of Caregivers
Do you know a caregiver – a person who pours themselves into the wellbeing of another in a way that invites and demands TLC above and beyond? Do you see their commitment? Their exhaustion? Their love and …
Table for Two
This is part 5 of a 7-part series on Personal Retreats that Brenda wrote for Everyone a Missionary in 2007. We also ran this series in 2016. Click here if you would like to start at the beginning of the series. The third faith-factor we …