Three things to do when you feel overwhelmed
“Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright…” I don’t know about you, but for me, this year has been anything but calm and bright. With a pandemic, protests, politics, and all the polarity around them, not to mention the general everyday worries and cares compounded by them, many of us are filled […]
The problem with motivation and how to get up earlier
The real reason you’re not meeting your goals Take a few minutes with Kara Osborne to learn how motivation will fail you, but commitment will help you reach your goals! For many of us, our goals start with our morning routine. Learn how commitment can help you stay disciplined in the early morning hours with […]
Quit counting calories for good!
For as long as I can remember, food has been placed in high regard within my Southern culture. We have always gathered around the table to eat to celebrate good times and mourn sad ones. Food has brought us comfort, entertainment and at times, been abused as an attempt to fill voids. What we choose […]
How to do a strength workout anywhere!
Build a strength workout anywhere with these five movements “Carry me!” she entreated, with a voice so sweet and face so angelic it was hard to refuse. Even though my legs felt like lead and my strength completely sapped from a day of fitness teaching and toddler wrangling, I groaned, bent down low and cried […]
Here’s how to use your gifts to support your community
When I think of all the beautiful things that God has created, it takes my breath away. Whether I am on the mountain top, in the woods hiking through the wilderness, or laying on my hammock in my back yard listening to the birds sing early in the morning, His creation is radiantly majestic. Enter […]
How to be creative with your whole heart, mind, and strength
Do you know that you are creative? Creativity is not just reserved for a select set of people with paintbrushes or instruments. It resonates within us because we are image-bearers of the God who made us. God’s creativity reflects his glory and his character to the world (Romans 1:19-20). We are invited to bring glory […]
5 Breathing Tips to Reduce Anxiety
5 Ways Breathing Reduces Anxiety: 1. God’s Breath is Life 2. The Breath is a Comforter, the Holy Spirit 3. The Breath Equips 4. The Breath Calms 5. Breath of Gratitude and Offerings of Praise Restlessness, agitation, and anxiety are at an all-time high. People are physically and spiritually drained, as they seek answers to […]
How to get back on track when you’re overwhelmed
It’s dinnertime. You’re tired, kids are clingy, and the healthy meal you want but everyone else is already complaining about is far from ready. The kitchen counters are full of unfinished homeschool projects, you step on something sticky with your bare feet, then bump into a family member standing there on their phone. “Ugh, you’re […]
Don’t Shrink Back- Get Loud!
“The moment they began their shouts and praises, the Lord set an ambush against the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir who came to fight against Judah, and they were defeated.” 2 Chronicles 20:22, CSB Toward the end of 2019, God told me to get louder. But loud scares me. Loud reminds me […]
Finding God in Chaos
Just a few weeks ago most of us hardly heard of Coronavirus. Now most of us are sitting at home looking out at a world infected by the Coronavirus, and we barely recognize what we see. There has never been a time in our recent history where so many of us are focused on the […]
