In an attempt not to let Covid become the center of my attention or impact my mindset and attitudes these days, I've been practicing what I call a MINDSET SWITCH.
There was a day not too long ago when I found myself wearing the dratted "COVID CLOAK" -- Let's just say this cloak is heavy and quite uncomfortable. It really doesn't fit me well at all. With God's help, I became determined to exchange this clunky Covid Cloak (or mindset) for a garment of PRAISE, THANKSGIVING, and REJOICING! It's a relatively simple strategy I can employ when I feel overwhelmed or aggravated with all things Covid. It's not just mind-over-matter or positive thinking, but rather it's a practical, God-honoring approach that you and I both can take during these trying times! I started asking myself a series of questions that propelled me into a higher gear and fueled my purpose and calling. I've found renewed energy and joy--even during this season of Covid--and you can, too! These are the 18 QUESTIONS I ask myself regularly AND have used for a few journal prompts:
Adoption.
Join me on the Choose 2 Think Podcast to listen to Christine (and her husband David's) journey through the long and winding road of international adoption. We cozy up and talk process, the ups-and-downs, and the dreaded but unavoidable waiting. Christine is so personable and speaks straight from her heart. Her story has a wonderful and miraculous ending that you don't want to miss. Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen. But there's more! *November is National Adoption Month and was launched by the US Department of Health and Human Services / Children's Bureau "with the goal to increase national awareness of the need for permanent families for children and youth in the U.S. foster care system."
If you're like I am, you probably know quite a few families who have adopted -- or maybe you are one! Many have gone overseas, whereas as others adopt domestically or foster in order to adopt. The road to adoption can be a bit bumpy for most folks and may be filled with ditches, detours, and dead ends. Thank goodness, we have God on our sides in this endeavor!
This Thursday on the Choose 2 Think Podcast, you will hear a story of a beautiful young woman named Kailen (pictured above) who passed away at the age of 25 from breast cancer. Like you, I, too, knew a breast cancer diagnosis was very rare in women in their 20s and 30s. To be sure, according to the American Cancer Society, it accounts for less than 5% of all cases.
In respectful honor of Kailen and others like her, and I want to share just a few facts that I found on the National Breast Cancer Foundation website AND I'd like to pose a challenge for you:
In my quest to better serve YOU, I wanna pick your brain just a second.
Would you mind completing this 1-minute, anonymous survey to give me better ideas how best to serve others in my ministry? I'm trying to determine what topics are meaningful to you, those favorites for where you are right now in life! I couldn't thank you enough! |
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