Tag: deliberate
17
Oct
Discovering Joyful Simplicity
by Kari Scare
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The more I simplify my life, the more I realize simplicity comes intertwined with joy. The simpler my physical life and surroundings, the deeper and...
26
Sep
Give In To The Craving!
by Kari Scare
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Chocolates and sweets. Alcohol and soda. Salty foods like potato chips. Tobacco. Oily/greasy foods like French fries and hamburgers. Coffee. These foods and drinks make...
19
Sep
Working Toward Balance
by Kari Scare
4 Comments
Escape? Don’t we all dream of escaping from life from time to time? A warm, tropical beach. A quiet house on the lake. Just a...
15
Aug
Spiritual Restoration
by Kari Scare
2 Comments
Health Benefits of Nature Research shows that spending time in and near nature has a significant positive impact on a person’s quality of life. Business...
23
May
Shipwrecked Faith, Part 2
by Kari Scare
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In Shipwrecked Faith, Part 1, we defined a shipwrecked faith and talked about how the struggle to avoid one is real for everyone. In this...
28
Mar
5 Principles for Focusing on the Now
by Kari Scare
3 Comments
Having a Balanced Focus Many people live in the past. Some long for the glory days while others staunchly resist any change. Others live planning...
26
Jul
Balance Requires Simplicity
by Kari Scare
12 Comments
My earliest memories of a simple life exist with the Amish. I grew up on a dirt road in lower Michigan with three Amish families...
19
Jul
Struggling for Simplicity
by Kari Scare
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Do you long for simplicity? In the chaos and confusion of overwhelm and overload, do you instinctively know your life wasn’t meant to be this...
28
Jun
How to Not Exasperate Your Children
by Kari Scare
6 Comments
Do you exasperate your children? Ephesians 6:4 gives this advice regarding parenting… “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training...
07
Jun
Struggling with Expectations
by Kari Scare
28 Comments
Expectations Are a Part of Life Though my boys left elementary school years ago, I still remember the grading system used for their report cards....