By Lisa S. Tarno “Even young people faint and get exhausted; athletic ones may stumble and fall. But those who entwine their hearts with YAHWEH will experience divine strength…” Isaiah 40:30-31 TPT I thought I was fairly athletic still at my age. “I have done this activity many times in Colorado,” I thought to myself. I was…
By Lisa S. Tarno “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai carrying two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he didn’t know that the skin of his face glowed [had become radiant] [shining with a unique radiance] because he had been speaking with God.” Exodus 34:29 NLT, AMP & MSG translations I will…
By Lisa S.Tarno Let’s face it, most of our lives is spent waiting: in traffic, for appointments, windows of time, in lines at amusement parks, in lines to eat or buy food, at the airport, after an event in the parking lot, trying to get pregnant, nine months of pregnancy, on our kids to get…
By Lisa S. Tarno Confession: I don’t like the waiting rooms of life! I’m not just referring to a doctor’s office but the figurative waiting rooms. This reflection is right in the moment, wrestling with God’s timing, and super frustrated….because, c’mon God…seriously? This has just become RIDICULOUS! I mean, I know God is in control…
By Lisa S. Tarno A friend of mine keeps coaching me to live free of having expectations on anyone, but in particular a relationship that is taking up a lot of emotional energy as of late, I hear what she says and it sounds like a good action plan but I admit it hasn’t fully…
By Lisa S Tarno Have you ever felt out of sorts, stuck in a rut, unmotivated and/or discombobulated? Maybe it comes from feeling overwhelmed at the tasks before you and instead of tackling them, you put them off for another day? Maybe something has hindered your regular way of doing things, like an injury or…
By Lisa S. Tarno Our family of origin (FOO) shapes us for better or worse in life. What cards have you been dealt? This was a recent conversation with a trusted friend. We both acknowledged that even at this stage of life we still have things that trigger an unwanted nerve that trace all the…
“Watch out for the Christian who spends more time telling you what she is against rather than what she is for.” ~ Kristi Mclelland
By Lisa S. Tarno I love to be gobsmacked with revelation in scripture! Author and teacher, Kristi Mclelland pointed out something I have completely overlooked in the Bible. In the book of Luke, chapter 4:14-21 Jesus is reading from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah and recited chapter 61 but left out the latter portion…
By Lisa S. Tarno Another year passed and another year of being gaslit by said person in previous article happened again. Gaslighting is defined as, “To cause (a person) to doubt their judgement, memory, or sanity through the use of psychological manipulation. To deceive ( a person or group of people) through repetition of a…
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