Acknowledge the truth for what it is, there’s no reason to idolize it — “Most people want to grow, but the price of growth is pain.”— Dan B. Allender The concept of personal growth has become glamorized. …

Friends who stick closer than a brother — This story happened about ten years ago, but it made such an impression on me that I still think of it often. I live in a small town and go to a small non-denominational church. The Bible study group I was in for a while was headed up by a…

Is falling down around my ears — Ok, it’s not as bad as that picture, but it’s been one thing after another that’s needed fixing since I moved into the house where my grandparents once lived. Remember that old show? In my memory, it romanticized old homes even with all their problems. Well, old homes with problems…

You have to actually do the work — If I tried to count the number of times I intended to start working on one of my goals but then veered off, my attention having been grabbed by some useless, glittery time-waster, I would quickly run out of fingers, toes, and numbers. I have all of these ideas of…

I didn’t need another thing to deal with — We get seasonal storms that sometimes come with strong thunderstorms and winds. Sometimes there are tornado watches and even warnings, but they usually cover a large area, and we usually just end up with maybe some strong winds, 50–60 mph. There’ve been a couple of times that people reported funnel…

There’s an exodus of young people leaving the big cities — Over the last several years, there has been a movement, starting with younger Gen Xers, continuing into the Millennial generation, and trickling into Gen Z. They’re leaving the big cities and corporate jobs and settling in small towns and rural settings. Compeer Financial reports that since 2014, 30,000 people, ages…

“Whoaaa Nelly, hold your horses!” — Today I hopped on YouTube to search for some advice on improving my content writing. I began typing in my query “How to become… The very first suggestion that popped up was How to become a farm girl Umm, are there a lot of women searching YouTube on how to…

It will improve your brain function and your life — You’ve heard the phrase “use it or lose it”? Well, that goes for brain function too. Your brain needs to work out just like the rest of your body to stay in shape. It needs exercise to stay sharp on problem-solving, memory, incorporating new information, and overall mental health. When…

Sometimes your dream changes — Were you one of those kids that knew what you wanted to be when you grew up? You know, one of those people who always had an answer ready for the question posed by that distant relative who you saw once in a blue moon at a family reunion or…