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My cozy place

12 Oct

This is where I’m studying this morning:

my cozy place

This is what I’m studying this morning:

“Fear brings torment and we must refuse to entertain it or our lives will be miserable.”-Joyce Meyer

“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7

Rally Day

4 May

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I serve as a board member on our Protestant Women of the Chapel board. I am the special events and retreats person until next month when the new board takes over. This past Saturday was my big event: Rally Day. Even though turn out was lower than I was hoping it was an excellent day. We had a speaker and workshops on the fruit of the Spirit. Lunch was provided and one of the highlights of the day. Our hospitality chairperson made mini-cheesecakes topped with mixed fruit and chocolate spelling out the words: love, peace, and joy.

All of the teachers and the speaker were women from my community. It’s amazing how much untapped resources there are in women in our community. Jobs are hard to come by here. Any job, much less one in your chosen field. So ladies who love, support and move with their husbands are often left in a lurch for a few years. This can be good. It can push them into new avenues and have them doing things they love but would never have normally done. This can also be good for me when people like graphic designer, Jackie, is willing to design my fliers because she doesn’t have any other designing to do at the moment.

My community is amazing. So are the gifts that God gave the people who live here.

Sugar Free Journey

17 Feb

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I’m giving up sugar for lent. No soda. No cake. No chocolate. No peanut butter M&M’s.

I didn’t have a fat Tuesday and I’m glad. I think it’d be harder to quit if I’d had an all out sugar coma the day before going cold turkey. In the past I never observed lent, but ever since marrying my catholic husband I’ve stopped eating meat certain Fridays. I love the concept of fasting. Praying when you feel a craving. A public declaration of faith. The world has too few of those now-a-days. This is a huge one for me.

I’m pretty sure I’m addicted to sugar. I know that’s a big word, addiction. Everyday after lunch I get the itch. The sugar itch. Must. Have. Something. Sweet. Not no more. I’m not going to let a substance control me. It’s going to be hard. I’m no fool. But that’s why God gave us prayer. (Also, distractions. Thank you Google Reader.) So, I’ll let you know how it’s going. How I’m feeling (watch out for a few whining posts). The improvements in my health since giving it up. I’m looking forward to being a healthier, stronger Nikki.

Thanks for sharing this with me.