Tag: Truth
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Stop and Rest

Sometimes you just find yourself exhausted. Not the sleepy tired that goes away with a good night’s sleep but the bone weary tired. You know the one, you go to bed with it and wake up with it the next morning. Yeah, that one. We know it is coming because we begin to feel it…
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Wrong Question

Instead of asking how important spirituality is what we should be asking is if spirituality is important at all? Spirituality is not separate from human bodies and minds. We have a soul. We are alive. We are spiritual. It matters not if you are conscious of your soul or not. It exists just like flesh…
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My Jesus isn’t Like Yours

It is no secret that I am a different kind of Christian. I am transparent about what I believe. My Jesus is not like the picture of Jesus that is hanging in the Sunday school classroom. My Jesus does not have silky red and white robes with perfectly combed hair, a porcelain completion, and smiling…
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My Favorite Thing About Me

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? My favorite thing about me is my decisiveness. It has taken work for me to become a decisive person. In the past it would take me a long time to make a decision. Often I would get overwhelmed and just let someone else decide. I used to hem and…
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How I Broke my Addiction

Hi. My name is Lori and it has been 83 days since I have logged onto social media. Social media is the foundation of what is wrong with our society. It is a platform of lies and manipulation that has a hold on almost everyone know and those I love. As an author, it is…
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Worry is Heavy

Worry is a heavy load. It weighs you down causing clear thought and action difficult. The thing about worrying is it comes on a small bit at a time. Before too long it is so heavy you can only lay in your bed and cry. If you see someone weighed down with worry, do what…
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Unplug?

How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? Unplug has two meanings for me. Unplug me from screens or unplug me from life. Unplug me from screens is a daily habit for me. I just hang up the virtual Do Not Disturb sign on my screen…
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Never Seek Revenge

I read a quote today, “Never seek revenge rotten fruit will fall by itself.” As I think about those who have been mean to me, I realize when it all comes down to it, every one of us will get what we deserve. Taking steps to expedite that process for those who did you wrong…
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It’s Rare

What quality do you value most in a friend? Loyalty. It’s really simple. If you can’t be loyal to your friends, even if you disagree with them, are you truly a friend? Light & Love, Lori
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What I learned about Daughters so far.

I learned while raising four girls that I don’t know anything. Raising teenagers is not for the faint of heart. Being a parent is hard. H.A.R.D.! I am in the middle of this war, and if you think it is not a war, you are wrong. We, parents, are fighting social media, society, other parents,…