by Olivia | Feb 9, 2015 | HOLINESS
Last week, I taught one of my favorite lessons during a small group gathering at church. It was all about forgiveness, in particular, God’s forgiveness of us. We talked all about God’s love and mercy. I stressed His unrelenting forgiveness even in the...
by Olivia | Jan 28, 2015 | HOLINESS
We have all heard the buzz. There was an uproar in Christian (and sane, reasonable, and logical) communities when the books became popular, and now the protestation is rampant again as the release of the first film approaches. Ah, 50 Shades of Grey. The book series...
by Olivia | Jan 21, 2015 | HAPPINESS
“But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me.” “Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have graven you on the palms of...
by Olivia | Jan 20, 2015 | HEALTH
You know by now, based on this post, this post, and this post, that we’re avid readers in this house. So much so that most of the time, I have about five books going at once. This year, I’m making an effort to just actively read only one or two books at a...
by Olivia | Jan 19, 2015 | HAPPINESS
Today, we’re channeling our inner Stephen Covey, although, as my father-in-law says, worldly success does not always equal happiness. But I think Mr. Covey would agree with most of the points on this list. We all want to be happy, right? Duh. But we want to be...
by Olivia | Jan 15, 2015 | HOLINESS
We know well and good that, as Christians, Sunday is the sabbath day, the day of rest, the day set apart for God and for family. Ideally, our Sundays would be spent going to Mass, spending quality, focused time with our families, and doing enjoyable tasks/hobbies that...
by Olivia | Jan 13, 2015 | HAPPINESS
Check out the other installments in this series: the intro, how we planned for it, prayer, health, family life, work-leisure balance, and scheduling. Congratulations if you’ve made it through this entire series! I wish I could give you a major award but...
