Category: Life
Posts in the Life Category focus on what may be going on in our lives and how we can or are growing in the midst of it.
Getting the kids caught back up in school from being out with Covid, post Covid cleaning, Christmas shopping, decorating, plans with family, parenting…There are many things that are occupying my brain space, yet God keeps reminding me this season of joy. “But the angel… Continue Reading “Where’s My Attention/Emphasis This Christmas?”
Category: LifeTags: Approval, Attention, Aware, Bends Toward, Emphasis, Excitement, Fear, Forgive, Good News, Grace, Jesus, Joy, Messiah, Share, Shepherds, Support
Posted on November 20, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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“I never said you should say that!” My daughter wrote a sentence down on a piece of paper the other day, brought it to me, and proceeded to ask of me what I’m going to ask of you: See the sentence above? Read it… Continue Reading “Emphasis–It Changes Our Perspective”
Category: LifeTags: Approval, Be Aware, Boldness, Command, Distractions, Emphasis, Experience, Focus, Glad, Grace, Implications, Kindness, Lean in, Look, Negative, Notice, Perspective, Positive, Redirect Attention, Rejoice Always, Remember, Support, Undeserved
Posted on August 14, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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I’ve been sitting with this for a couple weeks, now, and WOW! The LORD has given me a LOT to experience and observe!! In fact, one example is a statement, which was directly addressed to me! I’ve been known to tell my family and… Continue Reading “What are You Communicating?”
Category: LifeTags: Actions, Actions Display Our Hearts, Anger, Build Up, Change, Communicating, Communication, Control, Conversation, Death, Destructive, Discern, Evil, Foolish, Gossip, Guard, Helpful, Interjecting, Interrupting, Knowledge, Life, Listening, Loved, Offenses, Pleasant to Someone's Ears, Rash, Religion, Silence, Talk, Tongue, Wisdom, Words, Worthless
When our puppy was younger, I seized opportunities to star gaze, at times, when I’d let him out in the middle of the night. I frequently would get caught, looking up in the clear, night sky for specific constellations, when our puppy would surprise… Continue Reading “Awe and Wonder”
Sometimes, lessons are tough. While I knew the LORD wanted me to write about abiding in Him this week, it didn’t hit me until now that He was showing me an example of what it looked like through a situation that developed in our… Continue Reading “What’s it Look Like to Abide?”
Category: LifeTags: Abide, Accept, Active, Be Present, Communication, Dwell, Exposed to the Enemy, Followers of Jesus, God's Commands, God's Guidance, God's Protection, Guard, Jesus Christ, Jesus Remains in You, Live, Preserving, Relationship, Remain in Jesus, Resist the Devil, Shade, Shadow, Stand Firm, Stay, To Be Kept, Victorious, Walk Away, Wander
She was unloved, yet she longed for the attention, the affection, the favor of one. Has your focus ever been on securing the attention, affection, or favor of one particular person (i.e., a spouse, a future spouse, a boss, a friend)? Wherever the LORD… Continue Reading “Loving the Unloved”
Category: LifeTags: Affection, Attention, Compared To, Desire, Disgust, Enemy, Favor, Focus, God Hears, God Sees Me, God's Plan, Grieve, Hated, Jacob, Jesus, Joined, Joseph, Kelly Minter, Leah, Levi, Loved, Opponent, People, Praise, Rachel, Unloved, Weary Soul
I can hear thunder, as I begin to type this. It started about 10 minutes ago, but the rain is just now coming down. My kids are walking to a local park to watch a friend’s baseball game, and we’ve been playing phone tag,… Continue Reading “Ride out the Rain Delay”
Category: LifeTags: Blessings, Complete, Endurance, Faith, Favor, Give Honor to God, Grace, Joy, Little League, Maturity, Promise, Protection, Rain Delay, Remain Under, Ride it out, Share Joy, Spiritual Growth, Storm, Suffer, Tests, Thoughts, Wait Patiently