Focus Upward
I'm a daughter of the King of Kings, wife, and mother of 2 lovely young adult daughters. Focusing upward on Jesus.
Turn
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
The last few weeks I have been on a journey with the Lord. He has reminded me of the title of my blog, "Focus Upward" and why I named it that. It was so I would always look to Him for direction.
However, I have recently found myself being tempted to turn or pay attention to other things and other people. It's so easy to . . .
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Release
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
Release "to be free from pain or anything that restrains, to give up or relinquish". As I was at work this past week, I realized that my arm was free - RELEASED - of pain!
You see, back in September, I started having intermittent pain in my left forearm. Somedays it was so bad I couldn't even pick up a half gallon of milk! I . . .
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Tired?
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
I am almost too late for last week's Five Minute Friday, but I couldn't let this go...so here I GO!
//Somedays, being tired is more a state of mind, than a physical condition. Busyness (mostly of my own doing) and getting up early 4 days a week for work, are also culprits. However, I found out this past weekend, that . . .
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Beauty
A Five Minute Friday Challenge
//There are so many different ways to look at BEAUTY.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is fleeting...
One of my favorite Scriptures is from Isaiah 61:3, where God promises to make BEAUTY from ashes.
"To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous . . .
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Agree
A Five Minute Challenge
To agree or not
That is the dilemma now
Just love like Jesus.
//I think people have long forgotten the old adage "Agree to disagree". So many people seem so angry all the time. However, I think that's the wrong phrase. A new phrase that keeps rolling around in my mind that I heard Graham Cooke say the other . . .
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Surrender
A Five Minute Challenge
Surrender means to give up, to abandon, to yield or resign. I have always considered "Surrender" in a negative context. I have to give up something or stop doing something. Such as in the imagery of putting one's hands up (as in CSI or Blue Bloods) when someone is being arrested in the presence of the police. The person is guilty and . . .
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Simply Motivate to Courage
//Happy New Year everyone. Even though we are already 2 weeks into 2018, I feel like I'm still finding my way. I've had it in my mind and heart to write 3 blog posts already and have just not found the motivation (or headspace or time) to sit down and write. So, I'm finding the courage to write again and in . . .
