John 17:23 (icb) Read Value is a funny thing, isn’t it? It’s so subjective. I’ll spend everything in m savings to book a flight, because I find a lot of value in travel. But my husband is content to invest a little extra in his 401K because he sees value in saving for the future. Some people will buy every new iPhone without batting an eye…
Matthew 22:37 (easy) Read Are you as consistent in your prayer life as you are in your daily exercise? What about in your commitment to eating healthy? Do you check in with God as often as you check in with Facebook? I know I don’t. My husband and I were chatting this morning about why prayer and time spent with God often gets put on the…
James 1:2 (icb) Read Why is it that our dedication waivers in areas of life that we know are important? For some us, we make a plan to eat healthy but don’t stick to it. Some of us buy a gym membership and stop going after a week. For me, I am so inconsistent with my devotional and prayer time. I’m rushing through life a million…
Proverbs 3:26 (erv) Read “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” I’ve always liked that quote, which turns out it’s actually a law of physics (insert funny remark about girl who hates science). During some personal development and devotional time this weekend, God showed me something interesting about emotions and feelings. It’s okay to experience the lows, and the low-lows… because every action…
Mark 5:21 (cev) Read I’ve read this story a handful of times; maybe you have too. If you aren’t familiar with it, let me break it down super quick. Jesus and His crew pull up in a boat, only to come face-to-face with a man that spent his entire life possessed. He was unmanageable, and to many, unsaveable. But not to Jesus. He frees the man…
Philippians 4:13 (easy) Read Today, I just want you to know that sometimes it’s okay to not be okay. I woke up this morning and cried; a full on sob-fest. The moment my feet hit the ground, I was crying. Every once in awhile, life just gets to be a lot to handle, and in those moments, it’s okay to crumble. I’ve been carrying around so…
2 Peter 1:2 (nirv) Read I woke up today and the “shoulda’s” were in full force. I should have meal prepped hubby’s lunch last night so I could have jumped right into work this morning. I should have gotten up the first time I hit snooze instead of the tenth. I should put away the really comfortable underwear I wear too often and replace them with…
Ecclesiastes 3:12 (erv) Read Recently, I read an analogy about happiness, and our individual decision on whether or not to actually experience it. It was talking about the different between a thermometer and a thermostat. A thermometer simply reports on the conditions, but a thermostat changes them. Did you know that you can choose to be a thermostat, even if you’ve been a thermometer up to…
Hey babe! I'm Olivia; a twenty-something living in Chicago. My heart is focused on Jesus and my mind is focused on food. My blog is focused on both, with a little bit of this crazy life sprinkled in too! Welcome to my world!
