Do you really know your spouse?  Or……does your spouse really know you?  Do you talk about deep things.  Do you desire to be closer?  Do you feel comfortable being vulnerable with your spouse across all subject lines, or are there […]

So, in my last post https://mustardseedcoachingandmediation.com/what-longsuffering-isnt/ we talked about how longsuffering, the term, had been subsequently taught and interpreted to mean enduring misery, abuse and unfaithfulness in a marriage without addressing issues.  So what would God’s purpose be in ‘patiently […]

“We’ve agreed, we aren’t doing longsuffering.”  My inner marmoset’s ears perked.  “But,” I thought to myself, “longsuffering is biblical; it’s a fruit of the Spirit-and if it’s biblical, and a fruit of the Spirit, it has a purpose and a […]

Ever feel discouraged?  Ever feel bombarded by the voices in your head that shout mean things to you that you would never say to another human?  Ever think that maybe, just maybe….God got the wrong address and maybe you don’t […]

If you didn’t get a chance to read Part 1, click here for reference: There’s more depth to the concept of identity than what we were able to cover in the last post.  Identity is powerful for good or for […]

Inspired by the book Atomic Habits by James Clear we are going to ponder how we identify ourselves shapes our behaviors and habits. With so much talk about identity these days, I thought it was interesting that I really hadn’t […]

Ok, back to the niggly things that get in the way….. Niggly Little Thing #1: Overcoming people pleasing-just ask…..  I decided I wanted to create more time in my day by getting up a little earlier.  I had a couple […]

Uuuuuggghhh!  Why is it soooo hard for me to get into the HABIT of____________________? You fill in the blank. What ‘mountain’ is standing in your way? Or is it a molehill that you have let become a mountain? Maybe for […]

The things we pursue usually aren’t  because we need or want them directly, we desire what we think they will give us.  There is an underlying feeling that we desire beneath all that we chase.  When we golf for instance, […]

Overwhelmed with gratitude as I sit here in my reading/writing chair meditating on God’s goodness. A gorgeous mid-summer morning, the sun is yet to make its full presence – yet that early dawn light is streaming, a whisper of a […]