Emotions…!
How often are we anxious, sad, angry, or depressed and think we shouldn’t, aren’t allowed to or don’t want to feel this way? Have you ever rejected your own emotions?I don’t want...
Value
Are you connected?
In a sermon on identity by Pascal Graf in our church, I was asked to answer a few questions and present my painting “Connected.” I’m sharing that with you, because in my...
Marriage in the green zone
Your God-given value helps you to have good relationships! If you don’t know your God-given value, your relationships will suffer. Then conflicts will either turn into fights or withdrawing! Neither is healthy....
Let your feet be washed!
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if Jesus washed your feet? We read in the Gospel of John 13:4-10: So he got up from the table, removed his outer...
Right or wrong?
Sometimes we are faced with decisions and ask ourselves: What does God want? What is right, what is wrong? We pray about it and still have no answer. Questions like:Should I take...
Think about it…!
You are precious!Okay, okay, we have already heard that umpteen times…. But still I want to share some thoughts about it with you. It is theoretically clear to us and somewhat logical,...
The old bags club
A few days ago, an acquaintance and I laughed about her calling her ageing dog “old bag”. Spontaneously I said, “I’m an old bag too” She, also gray haired, laughed and said,...
Too much or not enough?
In my last blog I encouraged self-love. We should love ourselves because otherwise we cannot love others. While researching this topic, I came across a Christian blog post in which someone wondered...
Are you getting active for a starfish?
You walk along the beach by the ocean and admire the many shells that have washed up. Wow, there’s also a starfish! It’s moving, it’s still alive! But it dries up here...
You won’t get me!
The other day I had a tough weekend. Tough for me means being with people from morning till night, several days in a row. Then I know that I need to rest,...