Posted on January 13, 2023
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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It was nearing the end of the season. A snow storm was coming toward California, and the time was now. Alex Honnold (Free Solo climber and the first person to climb Yosemite’s El Capitan without a safety rope) and Emily Harrington (five-time US Sport-Climbing… Continue Reading “Words and Hearts: On a Cliff Edge or Plummeting Down the Mountain?”
Category: MeaningTags: Acceptable, Allowed, Appropriate, Blameless, Cleanse, Cliff, Concentrated, Continuous, Control, Danger, Declare, Edge, Eternal, Everywhere, Feelings, God's Glory, Heart, Jesus, Limits, LORD, Mountain, Offering, Private, Public, Reason, Redeemer, Refuge, Sacrifice, Safety, Saved, Savior, Self-Existent, Thorough, Thoughts, Trouble, Understanding, Weightiness, Will, Words
It’s usually associated with mumbling under our breath, disgruntled words or sounds, and a sense of visible (and, I’d say, audible) displeasure. I’ve been before the LORD the last couple weeks with this topic (check out the last post for more), and He’s pressing… Continue Reading “Grumbling: A Heart Issue”
Category: MeaningTags: Acknowledge God, Attitudes, Behavior, Circumstances, Creator, Declare, Discontent, Disgruntled, Gladness, Go, Grumbling, Heart, Hidden, Joyful, Know, Lights, Motives, Mumbling, Murmur, Mutter, Negative, Patience, Pleasure, Pure, Secret, See the LORD, Serve, Shepherd, Sounds, Thanksgiving, The LORD, Thoughts, Triumph, Visibly Different, Willing, Words, Words of Life, Work, Worship
Posted on October 31, 2022
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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As I was cleaning, I found it. I wrote it three years ago, yet I teared up as I read it, again, feeling like it’s still my anthem! I remember, at the time, the stuff with my health felt weighty, and the Spirit moved… Continue Reading ““I Sing””
Category: LifeTags: Agony, Anthem, Health Issues, Heart, Life, Migraines, Pain, Praise, Purpose, Sing, Soul, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Spirit of God, Story, Struggles, Trust God, Voice, Worship
Posted on September 2, 2022
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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Before you call me a freak, let me explain. Many of you know my health journey. For those of you who don’t, here are some of my “thorns:” In mid January this year (a month and a half after having Covid), my health took… Continue Reading “Clogged Paths, Healing, and Renewal”
Category: HealthTags: Abandon, Body, Brain Tumor, Carbons, Chronic, Chronic Fatigue, Circulatory System, Clogged, Compassion, Confessing Sin, Conform, Covid, Dead, Displeasure, Dizziness, Drainage Pathways, Dry Brushing, Energy, Fibromyalgia, Function, Glymphatic System, Guilt, Healing, Health, Heart, Holistic, Immune System, Inside, Integrate, Journey, Lymphatic System, Migraines, Mind, Minerals, Mobility, Natural, Nutrients, Organ, PPPD, Renew, Sacrifice, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Strength, Symptoms, Test, Transform, Tremor, Worn Out, Yield
Buying a home can be stressful, yet exciting! This was, again, evident, as I listened to a Kelly Minter pod cast (one of her Cultivate episodes) the other day; in that episode, she told a story about her aunt and uncle moving into town… Continue Reading “Internal Walk-Through”
Category: LifeTags: Adversary, Agreement, All, Authority, Bent Knees in Submission, Blessings, Broken, Chaos, Corrupt, Crooked, Deceives, Desert, Destroy, Deviate, Distort, Distracted, Division, Evil, Exposed to the Enemy, Fight, Focus, Give Place, God's Favor, Grace, Greed, Guard, Hate, Heart, Hidden Things, Ignore His Voice, Immodest, Impure, Lying, Mind, Money, Opposer of God, Pride, Purpose, Respect, Sacrifice, Seduced, Self-Control, Selfishness, Serve, Shame, Sin, Stained, Submission, Thankfulness, Throne, Throw Down, Turn Away, Unforgiveness, Walk-Through, Word of God
I said I’d take her to the store that day to look for jeans. When it was nearing time to go, I checked in to make sure she’d gotten her homework and job done (some people call them “chores,” but we call them “jobs,”… Continue Reading “Practical Parenting Tips for Discipling Kiddos–Part 2”
Category: KidsTags: Are, Behavior, Being, Child, Children, Choices, Constructive Criticism, Conversation, Correct, Criticize, Discipling, Evidence, Faithfulness, Feel, Fix, Forgiveness, Heart, Humility, Identity, Kiddos, Kids, Opinion, Parenting, Past, Praise, Promises, Questions, Responsibility, Right, Scripture, Thanks, Tone, Unconditional Love
Parenting…It feels like a constant chess game, doesn’t it? Over the years, my husband and I have approached parenting many different ways. One way has worked with one kid, but not another; so, we’ve had to “re-strategize.” Each child has moved into different phases… Continue Reading “Practical Parenting Tips for Discipling Kiddos”
Category: KidsTags: Adults, Approach, Behavior, Beliefs, Change, Character, Children, Christ, Commands, Disciple, Discipling, End Result, Evil, Good, Heart, Holiness, Human Beings, Inexperienced, Kiddos, Kids, New Man, Parenting, Patterns, Potential, Purpose, Relationship, Righteousness, Talk, Teach, Tips, Truth, Value, Who They Are
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