5 Steps to Stop Being Overwhelmed by Your Mistakes
Making mistakes is a natural part of life, but it can be easy to become overwhelmed by them. Whether it's a small error or a major...
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Overcome Overwhelm in the Midst of Hard Times
Is there something in the day, week or month ahead that’s causing a feeling of dread or overwhelm? What are you thinking about? Are you...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Jul 22, 2022
How to Find God's Peace When Overwhelmed
Life can feel overwhelming at times. Like a deer staring into rapidly approaching headlights. Or a swimmer sizing up an ocean wave that...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Jun 24, 2022
What Is the Hardest Thing You Have Faced?
We’ve all faced hard times at one time or another. What is one hard time that you still feel the hurt from today? Perhaps you’ve been...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Jun 10, 2022
I Thought My Good Actions Would Make God Love Me
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I complicate things or make them harder than they need to be, including my life with God. I hold...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Jun 3, 2022
Do You Believe Everything You Think?
What is the most outrageous thought you’ve had? Moving to Paris even though you can’t speak French? Trading your life in a normal house...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- May 20, 2022
Do This When You Are Feeling Overwhelmed
What does overwhelm feel like to you? Like a pit in your stomach? A throbbing headache? Or a tightness in your chest? Overwhelm is the...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- May 13, 2022
You Are Worth More Than What You Accomplish
Life rarely seems to slow down. I know how a “normal” day goes. You wake up, and your first conscious thought to start off the day is,...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- May 6, 2022
When You Are Anxious About the Future
Whenever I find myself feeling anxious, I can almost guarantee you that my mind has traveled to some place in the future. To a...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Mar 18, 2022
How to Overcome Hopelessness
I’m not going to deny we are living in very difficult times. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen the world and our personal worlds rocked....
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Mar 11, 2022
Are Stress and Overwhelm Affecting Your Life?
It’s pretty difficult to live in this world and not experience angst. And if the word “angst” doesn’t seem to describe your experience,...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Feb 5, 2022
How to Combat Negative Emotions Against Comparison, the Thief of Joy
How often do you find yourself comparing yourself to someone else? In our world of social media and advertising, it can feel impossible...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Jan 14, 2022
How to Process Difficult Emotions in Your Body
Feelings accompany our thoughts and are sometimes quickly triggered by memories. Difficult feelings like anger, disappointment,...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Dec 30, 2021
God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle
Have you heard the following saying before? “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” Did you know that you won’t find it anywhere...
Richelle Hoekstra-Anderson
- Oct 29, 2021
When Worry Steals Your Peace
Fear and worry… two tactics of the enemy designed to destroy our peace and lose sight of our purpose. We all worry sometimes. It keeps...
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