Tag: stress

• Women’s Retreat Reflection: The Choice to Rest…

  

  Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28 So I did a thing… I spontaneously registered for a women’s retreat in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. It was being hosted by Esther’s Daughters, Inc. One of my sisters…

  writerkford

  July 20, 2022

  soul care, spiritual growth

  Bible, Bible Teachers, choices, Christianity, community, cost of living, decisions, Esther's Daughters, faith, Genesis 3, getaway, God, healing, home, hope, inflation, Jesus Christ, Mark 1, marriage, Motherhood, nature, Pennsylvania, Pocono Mountains, prayer, Psalm 133, recovery, rest, retreat, sisterhood, soul care, stress, Summer, unity, Wings and a Prayer, womanhood, women's retreat, worship

• The Impact of Financial Stress and How to Deal With It (by Citizens Bank)…

  

  Even during the best of times, financial problems are a significant source of stress and anxiety for many of us. According to a study by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, 53% of Americans report that thinking about their personal finances makes them anxious and the 2019 “Stress in America” survey by the American Psychological Association finds…

  writerkford

  December 3, 2021

  Family Life, personal growth

  anxiety, budgeting, Citizens Bank, college student, communication, conflict, credit, credit counseling, debt, depression, emotional health, family, finance, financial stress, goals, household, marriage, money, money talks, parents, plans, relationships, repayment, saving, single adult, single parent, spending, stress

• The Pace Of God…

  

  And how often our peace is undone and unraveled when the pace of God is not up to our standards and expectations.

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  September 25, 2021

  spiritual growth

  despair, expectations, faith, focus, God, healing, hope, pace, patience, peace, plans, prayer, slow, Sovereignty of God, stress, suffering, surrender, trials

• Perfect Performance Not Necessary…

  

  How something so subtle attempts to sneak itself in the journey of grace – “the need to perform.” The journey of “grace” allows us to stumble, get up again, keep it moving, perhaps stumble again while asking for help, rebound, and the steps continue. The journey of “needing to perform” yields non-confession, stumbling without asking…

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  July 30, 2021

  prayer, suffering

  1 Samuel 1, Christianity, emotional wellness, faith, God, grace, Hannah, healing, hope, Love of God, marriage, Matthew 11:28, mercy, perfectionism, prayer, safe spaces, shame, silence, stress, suffering, support, transparency, vulnerability