Throughout the entire month of June, I embarked on a 4-week Positivity Project. My goal for doing this project was to “jumpstart” a change in mindset from seeing only the difficult and challenging aspects of life, to focusing more on the good gifts that the Lord brings us everyday through the challenges. I wanted to…
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Positivity Project: Week 4
Whew! What an unbelievably busy week I’m in the midst of right now. But you know what? I have really felt how much this project has changed me for the better because I’m going through busier days than normal. For instance, in the past, on a crazy day I would let stress take over and…
Positivity Project: Week 3 Follow-Up
What a journey this project has been so far! I’ve really enjoyed seeing many changes taking place in my heart and mind through a focus on simply noticing the good gifts over the challenges in everyday life. I’ll write more about this going into Week 4, but I think the biggest change I’ve noticed is…
Positivity Project: Week 3
I am currently on Week 3 of a June project to work towards a more positive frame of mind. During Week 1, I focused on overall gratitude, counteracting a negative situation with all the things I am grateful for. During Week 2, instead of just counteracting negative thought, I worked on (and continue to work…
Positivity Project: Week 2 Follow-Up
Over the past two weeks, I have been working on a Positivity Project to alter my frame of mind, transitioning to increased gratitude and joy for all that I’ve been given by God’s grace. This week (Week 2), the theme was “Taking Negative Thoughts Captive.” My goals were as follows: Any time I think a…
Positivity Project: Week 2
For the month of June, I’m embarking on a Positivity Project in order to be more intentional about approaching all the Lord has provided with the utmost gratitude. Last week, I focused on just that: gratitude. Through three different goals, I focused on growing both my internal and external gratitude. To learn more about that…
Keeping a Spiritual Journal
Have you ever been digging through old keepsakes and come across a journal you started when you were little? I particularly enjoy those from when I was 7 or 8, where I talk about the deep struggles of broken friendships over the way someone acted during a make-believe game. Life was so rough back then….
Finding Grace in Hard Things
The biggest challenge I’ve ever faced was my first teaching job right out of college. First of all, I was 19 years old. Second of all, I got a job teaching in an inner city school in downtown Indianapolis. Not only was it an inner city school, but it was essentially the district’s last stop…
Grace Over Guilt 