My heart to encourage your heart
What I’m Learning in This Season of Loss I am learning a great deal about loss—through the passing of my mom, my dad, and my brother, and even from the losses that marked the beginning of my life with biological parents I never met. None of this is a sad song; it is simply a... Continue Reading →
Get up. Get moving. Shake off the dust. You’ve been stuck. You feel out of control. There’s a canyon between where you are and where you want to be, and every step feels like wading through molasses. Not enough. Not tall enough. Not smart enough. Not worthy enough. The spaghetti of anxious thoughts trips you—untied... Continue Reading →
Social Media: The Cancer of Our Day Social media is the cancer of our day. It rots the bones, steals the soul, kills creativity, and replaces imagination with a worship of falsehood. There’s nothing real about the “real” it sells. It is the epidemic of reality— a mirage dressed as authenticity. You think you’re seeing... Continue Reading →
When I was younger, they called me Worrywart. I worried about everything—big or small. The weather, sports, sickness, health, the past, the future—you name it. But what consumed me most was worry about myself. What was going on inside me? Why did I feel so uncertain about who I was or what would become of... Continue Reading →
“If you think you are going to hit a home run with every pitch, you are mistaken.” I woke up discouraged this morning. I had time to write, and my mind was full of ideas, but when I sat down to actually create.......nothing. The tank was empty. No flow, no fruit. Some of my frustration... Continue Reading →
Pick up a physical Bible and read one scripture a day. The rustling of the pages between your fingers will warm your soul and nourish your heart. Write a handwritten note to somebody with words of sincere encouragement. The act of writing something and delivering it is one of the most powerful ways to impact... Continue Reading →
It was a blissful morning—8:30 a.m., a cool breeze gently stirred the air, the skies a cerulean blue, and a wisp of whimsy danced on the wind. Through my car’s speakers, the Word of God was being read aloud, and every syllable filled my soul like living water. As the reading ended, I followed with... Continue Reading →
"If base camp isn't good, the climb suffers." My family and I just finished moving. Even though it was only across town I believe I aged 10 years. Things were completely out of control, boxes were everywhere and we had a deadline. The more we would pack the more it seemed we needed to pack.... Continue Reading →
More than anything in the world I want you to see me. Can you see me? Do you see my effort to get noticed? Can you see my dance, my song, my heart? I long to be noticed, to be accepted, to be understood, to be nurtured, cared for as a mother cares for a... Continue Reading →
The more advanced we become the more necessary it is to keep it simple. Take social media. What an amazing advancement in communication and connecting. The problem is, we are now seeing an entire generation that are growing up with devices in their hands yet more unhappy than ever before. One of the new acronyms... Continue Reading →
"End of Construction-Thank you for your Patience" We are all under construction. Construction is complete when we die. Until then show some grace to others including yourself. Construction is messy! It is dangerous to believe you are the only one with a mess. We are ALL under construction. When we believe we are all in... Continue Reading →
We can't make a wave, we can't fight the wave, might as well surf the wave. Waves come at us daily in the form of circumstances. Fighting with life's waves leaves you all wet. Resisting life's waves will break you. Surfing life's waves will thrill you. Application: What is one wave you can identify that... Continue Reading →
Dave Scott 