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Overcome the Overwhelm

September 14, 2024 By Verna Bowman 7 Comments

To the September one who says “I’m overwhelmed” – I hear you.  I am you. This is the month when everything begins.  All. At. Once.  And so, usual life needs to be pushed in between the lines of a Fall schedule that reads can’t rest till I do list that you’re flooded with. Also, there's the added current crazy – dealing with too … [Read more...]

Tagged With: # psalm 46, #overcome, #overwhelmed, #rest, #restoration, www.vernabowman.com

Rest for the Weary

October 6, 2018 By Verna Bowman 6 Comments

What is weary?  The word actually means worn and weighed down.  I remember my Mom saying, "there's just no rest for the weary" - usually when she was scrubbing the floor.  But this-isn't-that, it's  . . . The world - where we're just a smear among the seven billion walking on it and yet we can look around within our small … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #rest, #vernabowman.com, Matthew 11:28, psalm 46:10, weary

The Art of Rest

June 30, 2018 By Verna Bowman 7 Comments

How's your summer so far? One glance at my July-August calendar and I was frustrated - it didn’t look much different from the months before or the months ahead.  How does it get like this? I thought summer was designed to be a more restful season when we look forward to a time-out – so I made some intentional (new buzz word, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #rest, #summer, lingering, peace

His Word – My Hope

The Lord is my shepherd ~ I shall not want

He makes me lie down in green pastures

He leads me beside still waters

He restores my soul

He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

David’s Psalm 23

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