The Self-E-Steam Series

 I hope this post find you well and on your way to living a live of peace and joy. I have had so many things put on my heart in the last few weeks and they all seem to be coming alive literally at the same time. But then again I guess that God knows what I can handle and what I can not. I am learning to trust that more and more everyday.

So with the many writing projects and developments I have underway, I am working on a children’s series of developing self esteem. But as I began to write it I realized that many adults are battling this same issue right now as I type this blog. Most were not taught as children how to develop their own self esteem, and be proud of their accomplishments. How can we then expect those same adults to be able to teach and guide their children who may now battle with self esteem issues? We can’t.

Self esteem impressions take root at an early age. If that child is not encouraged or given the support needed to make them feel they are capable of making good sensible choices, then that barrier to promote a well balanced view of their accomplishments exists until they become adults as well. And most of us keep living that cycle of “what I did wrong” or “I am such a failure” for years after we have truly established ourselves as capable, responsible adults.

A Heart Filled Commitment

I just watched the movie Fireproof for the 4th time. And it was like watching for the first time all over again. I cried and cried over the message that movie brings to light. It’s about so much more than saving a marriage. It’s about seeking the right things in your life in order to make the changes that you need to make to not only save your marriage, but save yourself from living a bitter, haphazard life filled with unappreciation and condemnation.

My A-HA! Moment

I am up so late because I can't sleep. In the middle of all my drama and trials, God has granted so much for me to be thankful for, and part of that was finding some truly encouraging men and women of God. They have been put in my life "for such a time as this" (Esther 4:14). I am working for the life of abundance that I know God has planned for me and my family, especially my children. Each one of them is truly a blessing.. sent from heaven.

The One Flaw In Women

I received this from a friend today via email. The author is unknown to me, but it spoke volumes to my heart today and really wanted to share it with you.

What do you Believe? (Mason's Scripture 1 Corn 10:23)

I am posting this blog based on a post from a Facebook entry that I put online earlier tonight. After leaving Bible study tonight, and battling and I mean really battling with some choices and issues in my life, I decided to come home an pout. I decided to come home and be depressed. However, when I pulled up at the house, I thought "Now really Tracie, what good is that going to do." So instead of wallowing, I started listening to music. I didn't plan on writing, blogging but I am learning that what I plan and what God plans for me are two diferent things!

Crying, Laughing, and Holding On for Dear Life!

There have been so many times that I have wanted to just yell at the top of my lungs, "God, I don't think I can handle it anymore!" And everytime I am ready to do that, I realize it is just a another lesson for me to overcome, and put in the file cabinet for later, because I know I will need to make reference to it again. So I will just cry a little, laugh a little, and then hold on for dear life because I know the ride is not over yet!

Just the struggle to stay alive is enough for anyone, man or woman! Pressure to conform to a world of lost people, trying to "make it. (Yeh, the old addage "keep up with the Jones'.) Pressure to survive financially and yet still enjoy this thing called LIFE. And it seems we all turn on each other so quickly, especially now, with a society that preaches it is all about "ME". No one is willing to accept their part of the blame; the best thing to do is to blame someone else. It really is just the easier thing to do isn't it?
Is that what we want to teach our children? Because everytime we do not take ownership of our mistakes, we are teaching them how to find a scapegoat. And then we wonder why they don't tell us when they made a mistake...

"Pray" on a Happy Face!

Ladies,

I know how hard it can be... mother, wife, daughter, employee, sister, and best friend, volunteer, the list goes on and on. And we somehow get so caught up in the every day life duties, that we can't break free from their obligations and do the one thing that will get us through: PRAY.

I am sure, most of us think either one of two ways...

Looking for a Renaissance

As a young student, I always enjoyed history. Even now as an adult, I still love history, watching the History Channel or reading about some part history that shaped our world. My favorite time was the Renaissance period. I used to just think of it as that "time with all the cool medieval art" that went along with what they showed in the history text books. I never really understood it or took value in what it really was, ...and that being a rebirth.

What exactly is a rebirth?