Jesus is the sanctuary every time we gather with other believers. We need that truth to soak into our hearts.

Bad moments don't make bad mommas.

Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen.

Don't put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.

We need to make sure our activities and our attitudes line up with what pleases God first and foremost. Wherever we focus our attention the most will become the driving force in our lives.

Person who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul. So if we want to live better and invest wisely in our souls, we've got to change our approach to the way we make decisions. We've got to rethink how we use the two most powerful words, yes and no.

Compromise built upon compromise equals failure. Instead, resisting temptation allowed promise upon promise to be built up in my heart, and that creates empowerment.