Me: I can’t. I can’t handle the stress. I can’t deal with the uncertainty of life. I can’ t handle the hurt, the trouble that others cause. I can’t handle the incompetency of the humans around me. Lord: You don’t have to handle it. I’ve got you. From me comes deliverance. If you call uponContinue reading “Dear Lord….I can’t but you can”
Author Archives: Lori O'Gara
Dear Lord….but Why?
Me: I am do not understand why I have this thing in my life that is being so damn difficult. Why can’t things happen correctly the first time? Why all the extra hoops to jump though? Why is it so much easier for everyone else and not me? Lord: If you would stop looking atContinue reading “Dear Lord….but Why?”
Dear Lord…I need Motivation
Me: Lord…I need motivation. I have things I know I need to do and no want to do any of it. Lord: I can give you the knowledge. You have free will to do as you choose. The choice is yours, the consequences are not. Me: Dear Lord, please show me the path and giveContinue reading “Dear Lord…I need Motivation”
Dear Lord…I want to be heard.
Me: Lord, I feel like no one hears me when I speak. I have so many wonderful things I want to share with those I love, especially with my children. I feel so ignored. Lord: Stop talking. Let your actions speak for you. Remember what I told the first disciples, let your light shine beforeContinue reading “Dear Lord…I want to be heard.”
Dear Lord…I want a house.
Me: Lord, I am really wanting that big house. The one with all the space so each one of my teenagers can have their own bedroom, a shop for my husband to tinker around in, a sunroom, a hot tub on a deck, maybe a pool, and plenty of space for books. A great bigContinue reading “Dear Lord…I want a house.”
New Blog Series
Beginning tomorrow I am starting a new blog series called “Dear Lord”. The posts will consist of a summary of my conversations with the Lord. To have a relationship with anyone who is important in your life you need to communicate. It isn’t what we do for each other that is important, but rather howContinue reading “New Blog Series”
Reflections on Lent
Today I am in the midst of a sit and wait period of my life. It is one of those places where I have no control of the outcome and must depend on the actions of unseen people to move my life in one direction or the other. I have decided the best thing IContinue reading “Reflections on Lent”
Goals Not Resolutions
I dislike New Year’s resolutions. How many times have you made a resolution that ended in a fiery disaster? It is not your fault. Resolutions are a form of “cultural procrastination,” according to Timothy Pychyl a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Canada. Humans assume willpower is a character trait that you’re either bornContinue reading “Goals Not Resolutions”
Your Stomach Rules
Yes your heart and mind are the primary driving forces in your life. It’s a balance between logic, intuition, faith, love and trust. You make decisions on the information from the mind and heart in a dance of thoughts and ideas. You might think that is how you get through life and it is forContinue reading “Your Stomach Rules”
Sometimes I Miss You
Dear Friend No More, Sometimes I miss your face. I miss the history we share, the past that was just us. I miss the fun times with our children when people thought we were all one family. I miss the late night talks over wine and cheesecake. I miss the all day old movie marathonsContinue reading “Sometimes I Miss You”
