Tag Archives: Perseverance
In Pursuit of Praise?
Was I seeking the accolades and recognition of others and, in so doing, valuing this input more than God’s approval? Was I trying to do more than my part? Was I measuring the “success” or “effectiveness” of my efforts by looking to visible results and feedback from lives touched rather than just doing my part and leaving the results to God? – Unfortunately, the answer to these questions seem to be varying degrees of “YES”. Continue reading
Routines vs. Ruts
As I mentioned several weeks ago, routines can be a comfort to us when we are working through our recoveries. They provide an element of control in a world/life run amok with sin, chaos, and addiction(s). Routines in training can … Continue reading
Lessons From Untangling Yarn
Many years ago, when I was around nine years old, my Grandmother taught me to crochet. When I took it up again several years ago, to refresh my memory and teach my daughter, I found it to be quite relaxing. … Continue reading
The Hopelessness and Frustration of Being Becalmed
The period beginning in late 2015 and continuing through 2016 turned out to be a very challenging time for my family and me; thus, I have not actively posted since October of 2015. Without going into details now, we have … Continue reading
Gardening and Recovery
As I have been working in our garden this spring and summer, I frequently find myself thinking about the lessons learned from gardening that can be applied to our journey to Recovery. It all begins with preparing the soil for … Continue reading
Perseverance
Perseverance is an essential part of our journey towards recovery, regardless of what it is we are struggling with. No matter how much progress one has made, or how well others may think we are doing from the outside, I … Continue reading
Making Amends
During the past weeks I have touched on the importance of Forgiveness as one works through their recovery process, and focused on the need to forgive others as well as ourselves. Today I would like to draw your attention to … Continue reading