Month: January 2020

When my heart is overwhelmed And my mind can find no restWhen fear overcomes me And my heart pounds in my chestI look to YouTo You I yield my heart, my mind, my soulI surrender allI’m letting go for You to take control When it seems loneliness overtakes me And my spirit feels disconnectedWhen sorrow has overstayed its welcomeAnd grief lasts longer than expectedI look to YouTo You I yield my heart, my mind, my soulI surrender allI’m letting go for You to take control When I am lost in the whirlwindsAnd I’ve reached a place called hopelessWhen the load I carry is too cumbersomeAnd I find no relief or solaceI look to YouTo You I yield my heart, my mind, my soulI surrender allI’m letting go for You to take control I look to YouThat’s where I find rest, I find hope, I find peaceI relinquish all and look to youYou’re all … Read more

“Rather than grind yourself into the ground, learn to pace yourself properly, so you have the staying power to get everything done.”  – Laura Stack When my little brother was in elementary school, he was one of the fastest runners in his school. He ran in a competition and my family was allowed to attend. He had a tendency to start out strong and run hard, then lose steam over time. Some of the runners who started out full blast would stumble early on, some even just a few steps into the race. When the whistle blew, Shannon took off running at full speed. One of his teammates was clearly concerned because she started yelling at him, “Pace yourself, Shannon! Pace yourself!” I don’t know if he heard her or not, but he did slow his pace.  There were a lot of kids who started off ahead of him and … Read more