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What Really Has Your Heart

For a few weeks I have felt this heaviness and this nagging at my heart God was speaking to me, and I could feel it I just didn’t want to listen. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to admit that I was doing anything wrong. Maybe it’s because the fear of letting go of something is going to have major backlash on what I am trying to do. Then yesterday at mass with Father Bose and today on my podcast with Craig Groeschel I was reminded that I am trying to run from what God is trying to show me. I have one too many distractions in my line of sight to keep me from seeing what God is trying to show me. Have you ever experienced this? When you try to ignore it, it just keeps showing up in all different places until it smacks you right in the face.  I allow myself to become very distracted with things in this world that takes my heart and my eyes off of what God is trying to get to me to do. Writing my blog is important for me I really enjoy…

Soak In The Sunrise

Do you ever have those days or a week where you feel like the life you are living is a blur or that it can’t be real? The sunrise doesn’t seem that magical. The day feels like it is never going to end. It’s not always because something terrible has happened in your life. It can just be one of those weeks where it just feels like nothing is going right. Your kids are out of control and you feel more like a referee more than usual. You’re getting ready for Christmas time and all the love and chaos it brings, and suddenly it feels like the joy is sucked right out of you. If this sounds familiar you are not alone because I am right there with you.  I was reminded as a listened to a podcast that I am overwhelmed because I am trying to be in control of everything when I am not meant to be. I am overwhelmed because I have been prioritizing my time in the wrong areas instead of feeding my soul with His word. We all have times where we become too consumed with earthly…