Positively Alene

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how to slow down your days and enjoy the moments

Do you wonder where your days and moments are going? Do you feel like they are racing by un-enjoyed and not truly fulfilled? If you do, you are not alone. I recently sat down over a cup of tea with one of my precious-soul-friends as she exclaimed, “Why are the days passing so fast? Why do I feel like they are… Read More

remembering that god gives you the desires of your heart

A friend whispered as she handed me a gift that I had jokingly coveted for a year, “Alene, God knows the desires of your heart.” I knew He did or rather I knew the scripture that I had long ago memorized. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Why do I… Read More

what you can find in the alaskan wilderness

I’ve stood on many shores across the globe. I even live by a shore on the Gulf of Mexico, but nothing I’ve seen compares to the barren wilderness of the Alaskan shores. These shores are where I feel the closest to Jesus. His peace blows in with each wave that crashes over my soul just as the waters land hard… Read More

I didn’t need to travel to the remotest of places across the earth to share Jesus to be brave. I could stand right where I am struggling with my questions and doubts and bravely trust that Jesus has me in his hands. Brave means learning to trust when I have no control, when all I can do is surrender and wait.

for days when waiting becomes the bravest time of all

Wiping away tears, I tried to be strong and brave. Oh how this word brave, that we so flippantly float around, can be the biggest when we have to exert it in the smallest of things. When you don’t want to release your child into the thrones of college, but do — that’s brave. When you fight for your marriage… Read More

it’s okay to be selfish and secure yourself first

I needed this moment bad. A time to sneak away with Curt and just sit on a balcony out on the ocean. Nothing but the sound of the cruise ship moving through the water and my soul beating to the fresh air whipping through me. Standing on the outer deck of our ship gazing out at the skyline of Seattle, we… Read More

as often as you come together do this — this

Oh how I wish I could have froze the moment in time. Do you ever have minutes like that? They are too special and beautiful to let them fly by so quickly. I wanted to grab in the palm of my hands this moment and coddle it as if time would stand still if I could hold tight enough. As evening settled, the… Read More

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