Month: February 2021

When You’re Tired

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 12, 2021 0 Comments
  Photo by Abbie Bernet on Unsplash     Do you ever have those days you feel so tired that you wonder if you will ever have any energy again? For me, I freak out a little, thinking I must be headed for another season of low energy. During times where we are tired, it's easy to rush around, trying to get the essential things done, going almost on autopilot. Before we know it, the...

A Little Encouragement for the Day

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 11, 2021 0 Comments
  Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash     We could always use a little encouragement to help us through the day. Some days we may need more than others. I began my day by listening to a lady who reads Bible verses aloud on Youtube, and it was really relaxing. I really enjoy listening to Bible verses with the harp playing in the background as well. Today I went searching for some...

They Were Fighting Even Before Birth

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 10, 2021 0 Comments
Photo by Fallon Michael on Unsplash It's always been one of the most interesting stories in the Bible- the story of Jacob and Esau. Even in the womb, they wrestled together, and their mother, Rebekah was told that it was because their people would rival against each other someday.  I always laugh to myself when I read the part about Jacob holding onto Esau's heel as they are being born....

The Love of Rebekah and Isaac

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 9, 2021 0 Comments
Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash     I got the chills this morning as I read the Bible story about Isaac meeting Rebekah for the first time. Even though she must have been scared to go and meet him in a faraway land, she willingly went and left her family behind to start a new life of potential love.   For all she knew, her new life could have been the marriage from...

A Good Day for Hope

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 8, 2021 2 Comments
Photo by Rosie Kerr on Unsplash   Sometimes things get so foggy in life they begin to feel hopeless. A dream dies, a health issue arises, or things just don't turn out the way we thought they would.    I know what it's like to give up hope. I know what it is like to wonder if  God will ever step in and fix things. It's super frustrating during the moment, to say the...

Essential Oils to the Rescue!

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 5, 2021 2 Comments
  Photo by HempCrew on Unsplash     It started yesterday as a sluggish feeling, but today it feels more like full-blown exhaustion. It's so strange how things go in cycles. I wish I could crawl inside of my brain and see what makes the cycles go into the next, and twist them around into how I want them to be.     Photo by Josh Riemer on Unsplash     Just as I...

Remembering My Dad, and One of His Favorite Songs

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 4, 2021 2 Comments
Photo by Brittani Burns on Unsplash When my Dad was alive, one of his favorite church songs was called, "As the Deer Panteth for the Water." I have always loved this song and decided to write down some of the lyrics and think about them this morning as I remembered my Dad. After writing down the lyrics, I decided to go and read the whole Psalm from where the song originated (Psalm 42). To my...

A Moment of Reflection

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 3, 2021 0 Comments
Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash For some reason, I woke up in the mindset of reflection this morning. A thought that haunts me from time to time came to visit once again. It centers around my struggle with mental illness and all of the agonies it has brought into my life. One source of agony I did not anticipate it coming from though, was from my own family. Something that has always confused...

Update

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 2, 2021 2 Comments
Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash Things are very different right now compared to this time last year. I remember being so hopeful at the end of 2019 that 2020 would be the best year of my life, but just like for most others out there, it was anything but. Last year during this time, I was just entering a major depressive episode that would end up lasting for most of the year. I ended up in...

As Time Goes By

Charlotte Kingsbury-Fink February 2, 2021 2 Comments
Photo by Fabrizio Verrecchia on Unsplash As I get older, it's hard not to be amazed by how fast time seems to go by compared to my younger years. It makes me now want to pay more attention to the days and months, and acknowledge holidays and memorable days I may have otherwise missed in the past. After acknowledging how fast time seems to be going it also makes me want to leave the past behind...