Kimber J.

  3: You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope.  With less of you, there’s more of God.  5: You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are – no more, no less.   That’s the moment you find yourself the proud owner of everything that can’t be bought. 7: You’re blessed when you care.   At the moment of being “care-full,” you find yourselves cared for.   8: You’re blessed when you get your inside world put right (your heart and mind).   Then you can see God in the outside world. 9: You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight.   That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family.   These five verses have been rolling over in my head the last couple of weeks.  I am learning that even when I feel like I have nothing left to hang on to because my rope is frayed it’s still important for me to be content with w...

Sometimes I wish I could turn my brain off.   There should be a switch installed just behind my ear so my hair can cover it.   This switch would come in handy when my brain runs away with itself.   There are moments where I realize, “I don’t think I am thinking about anything.”   Those moments are blissful until the realization hits me and then I’m nervous I forgot to think about something so my mind races around all the corners searching for something to think about.   In the middle of the thought hunt I find myself wishing for the peaceful moment I was just enjoying before I realized I wasn’t thinking of anything.   Then there are days and moments that my brain is on overdrive.   My brain is a speed racer tackling thoughts like an ADHD kid in a candy store; nothing ever really gets completely thought through, just like no candy really gets enjoyed because the kid cannot decide which piece to enjoy first.   Most often I appear on the outside...

This summer so far has been… reflective.  The past couple of weeks I have enjoyed morning coffee, reading, and meditation on occasion.  This is the first summer in several years I have chosen to take completely off rather than working a couple of days each week for different workshops or presentations and such.  The moments I have had on these mornings before my sleeping angel wakes up have helped me acknowledge my need for healing and purpose.  I think I have known subconsciously that I was suppressing certain emotions because it’s much easier to store messy and scary things away rather than deal with them when they arise.  At least that’s what I keep telling myself anyway.  Turns out, I don’t think I’m right.  I think it might be better to deal with emotions as they occur rather than stifling and shoving them away into a place they were never meant to go.  Emotions are meant to be felt; denying emotions their purpose doesn’t make their purpose ...