Sometimes when you’re trying to lose those pounds, you need more than will-power, checklists, discipline, and hard work. You need warfare! A while back, looking for just this kind of help, I found a great prayer online that is powerful, and keeps me well-focused on my goals. It’s long, but by the end of the few minutes it takes to declare it,...

On Wednesday I wrote about stress and the adrenals. Today I want to remind you of a wonderful trick I use to help me cope with the stress when I recognize that it’s getting to me – Breath prayer. I’ve written about breath prayers before, but thought I’d bring it back up. It’s such a wonderful way to unwind and relax, and can be done...

My own ethnic heritage is Welsh/English. My maternal Grandparents were immigrants from Wales, met here in Canada, married, and raised their family here.   My paternal Grandparents were from the Birmingham area in England and came to Canada several generations ago. I never thought much about my heritage until I married my Belfast boy.  I became fascinated with the...

Tom and I are continuing our journey in learning to “Live Free”.  It’s been challenging, scary, tearful, and exhausting, but we’ve also seen where it’s going to bring freedom and truth to our faith. I remember when I first started homeschooling, I wondered if I was “qualified” enough to do it. I had partial teacher...

Over the past several months I’ve been seriously re-assessing my understanding of my Christian walk.  A number of things have happened to jar my complacency, and I have developed an ever growing hunger to really understand what it means when Jesus says “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10b) I started to share...

I love the discipline of  “breath prayers” and I use them often in my day to relax, refocus, and de-stress.  I’ve started using them at the beginning of my walking as a form of warm-up, too. I like to “collect” prayers to use in different situations.  Of course, you don’t need special words or phrases to get God’s...