By Lisa S. Tarno Do you believe in coincidence? That was the question on the table at our bookclub last night. As a believer in Christ, I think there is less coincidence out there than there is purpose and intention. That is my short answer. I wanted to give this some more thought than how…
By Lisa S. Tarno Sometimes it is better to not say much at all…especially when you are processing the hard stuff in life! A counselor once told me that. It’s like the larvae stage of a caterpillar…messy and not beautiful…but then the butterfly. In this larvae like stage of grieving and asking God questions, one…
By Lisa S. Tarno “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 In my last blog, The Season of Whoa!, I spoke of bundled hardships that weighed heavily on my heart and mind. Life is like…
By Lisa S. Tarno Susie Larson writes a question, “Have you ever gone through a season where, in your head, you knew you were loved by God, but in your heart, you felt absolutely cursed by Him?” (From “Your Powerful Prayers” book & study) I wrote in the margin, “Yep!” I really don’t like answering the…
By Lisa S. Tarno Some of this blog article information comes from a great podcast I was listening to at the gym today from Mel Robbins, entitled: “How to Control Your Mind & Redirect Your Energy to Self Transformation” It was chock-full of great insights from professionals in neuroscience and psychology. I will make mention…
By Lisa S. Tarno I was mentally exhausted by some of the people in my life who would suck the life energy out of me if I let them. I approached my quiet time in God’s Word with reluctance because where I was studying, the book of Numbers, I doubted there would be anything refreshing…
By Lisa S. Tarno I am overwhelmed! I tried to cry out, “Uncle” to tap out of the events of my life that seem to swirl around me like a tempest,…but God didn’t honor my concession but rather for me to cry out to “Abba, Father” instead. Glaring signs of confirmation of the original stirring…
By Lisa S. Tarno Shepherds have commonly employed a method of applying oil to a sheep’s head for the reason of protection and healing. Oil would repel insects, especially flies laying eggs in the nostrils that would form worms that would torment the sheep. Oil would also heal their heads from injuries as well. Psalm…
To Compartmentalize Or Not To Compartmentalize? That Is The Question… By Lisa S. Tarno To compartmentalize is the ability to mentally separate or set aside one’s negative emotions. It’s a strategy that I currently am employing. If you have read my other blog articles, there is a reoccurring theme of family discord that elicits sadness and…
By Lisa S. Tarno Do you ever hear how you are answering someone’s question and think even as you are speaking, “I’m depressing myself over this answer!” ? How do we script our lives better to answer questions about things we’d rather not talk about? I mean, we do want to be honest, but honestly,…
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