by Deanna Young | Aug 23, 2017 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Alarm clock buzzes. Feet hit the floor. Foggy thinking slowly clears to reveal the day’s list of activities. The mind steadily hits second gear and all of yesterdays worries pop up again like a whack-o-mole game! That’s how my days start most of the...
by Deanna Young | Aug 21, 2017 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
The shoes are lined in paired perfection. The white glove keeps its pure crispness. The pillows are layered in meticulous fashion. All is well with my home but not with my soul. I’ve always been somewhat of a perfectionist liking things organized, my house...
by Deanna Young | Aug 18, 2017 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
I had several things weighing heavy on my mind and I just said out loud to God, “please show me something that will take this burden off of me. Please.” I walked into my office and honestly, had very little hope that the Lord was going to be so bold. But...
by Deanna Young | Aug 16, 2017 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Sometimes it’s hard to be at work all day when you have other things you would rather be doing. Sometimes it’s hard to be at work when it’s nice and warm outside. Sometimes it’s hard to be at work when your friends are teachers and have the summers off; when you...
by Deanna Young | Aug 14, 2017 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
We make what people did TO us more important than what Jesus did FOR us. – Christine Caine I was at the Indianapolis Women of Joy conference this weekend and had the privilege of hearing Christine Caine speak. She was a dynamic speaker. But her message was...
by Deanna Young | Aug 11, 2017 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
At our Weight Watchers® meeting this week, a gal was sharing that a waiter hurt her feelings when he questioned her decision to order a smaller portion from the children’s menu. It wasn’t that he didn’t ALLOW it but rather he took it upon himself to...