This Girl's Heartbeat

I'm right there with most parents. My kids have been driving me nuts.  As I write this, both of them have crawled up right on side of me to touch me for the 29,703,048 time today.  Can I just not be touched for one minute? Please? Can you not put your foot on my face and stick your little big toe into the side of my thigh like you're digging for gold? But you know what else I am? I am so very thankful. This quarantine has made me stop. I don't have a schedule to stay on. I don't have supper to fix by a certain time. I don't have things to occupy my time like grocery shopping, running errands, or taking those weekly trips to Target. I don't really have a whole lot of restraints on me other than to stay home and stop. Yes, my kids have been driving me nuts, BUT, I have been able to stop and just BE with them. I've been able to make blanket forts and color and tomorrow we're baking cookies.  I've had time

If you've ever experience crippling anxiety or fear, you know that it can make everyday life really difficult. It's terrifying. It's makes you feel like your drowning in a fog of darkness. It's real.  But so is my God! This Coronavirus is a perfect storm that the enemy can use to create an atmosphere of fear and torment - neither of which is of God. That's SO important to remember.  God brings peace beyond understanding.  He brings joy unspeakable.  He brings calm in the midst of chaos. Here are a few things that God has taught me throughout the years to help fight this battle with anxiety and fear.  Hopefully it can help some of you who may be dealing with fear and anxiety with the Coronavirus swirling all round us: 1.  Guard your eyes and ears.     Fear grows if we feed it - so starve it! Limit or cut out TV, Facebook, and negative conversation.  Be wise and learn what we have to about this virus and then shut it off.  Choose someone w