by Ginger Harrington | Oct 15, 2014 | Embrace Truth, Emotions, Identity
Day 15: My Soul, be confident. When confidence fritters away, seeping through our fingers like a handful of sand, we question our worth. Facing failure, we wonder…will we ever get it together? We ache, feeling the stretch and pull of our need for adequacy, to...
by Ginger Harrington | Oct 5, 2014 | Embrace Truth, Emotions, Identity
Have you asked this question? We search and inspect, looking for every flaw. We measure and count, grading and comparing that which is precious before God. Day 6: My Soul, why are you so hard on yourself? As if. As if we are the judge and the jury. Truly, we are often...
by Ginger Harrington | Oct 4, 2014 | Embrace Truth, Emotions, Love God, Worship
Loving God… and delighting in Him, medicine is the truest work of the soul. Yet how often do we chase after delight and satisfaction in countless counterfeit pursuits? John Piper states “He is the end of our search, not the means to some other...
by Ginger Harrington | Jul 11, 2014 | Emotions, Enjoy Life Blog Posts, Family, Military Life, Relationships
To be known, loved, and accepted is a deep need of every heart. Belong is a word that pulls up powerful emotions from the well down deep in our hearts. Belong has a space all its own in the real-estate of our hearts, one that is often sanded down with the grit of...
by Ginger Harrington | Jul 7, 2014 | Emotions, Humorous and Fun
Let’s face it, sometimes life can get more than a little nuts. At least in my corner of the world it can. Crazy schedules packed tight with more to do than will fit in a day. Trying to keep up, I am amazed at how easy it is to forget details. I keep a list, but...
by Ginger Harrington | May 12, 2014 | Emotions, Events, Family
Has parenting had surprise moments that bring you up short and make it hard to be steady? This may seem like a crazy question, considering that Mother’s Day was just yesterday. It was a good day, made special by expressions of love from my kids and a lovely...