Calm My Anxious Heart & Podcast with Linda Dillow

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I’ll never forget the first time one of my teens was out at night and had to drive home in a snowstorm. I knew I was supposed to trust God, be at peace, but I knew storms and I knew my teen. And I worried until they got home.

And I remember when my 8 month old was admitted at the hospital when they were not breathing. And when my child was in college and said they felt like they were so depressed they didn’t know if they would make it through the months of work ahead. And the time I heard that my husband had had a wreck with my boys and their friends. Or when death of a loved one entered our doors unexpectedly.

Anxiety is a response to life when it feels dangerous or out of control. We all have many anxious moments in our journeys. It is our heart, soul and mind’s reaction to moments when we feel deep fear, the feeling of being out of control during danger.

Yet, I have learned slowly to move in the direction of trusting God more practically, learning to claim and feel more peaceful in the moment and how to breathe in those moments of such feelings.

Life for all of us is filled with such moments, yet, it really is possible to gain perspective of life in a fallen world, to learn how to practice and get stronger at being courageous and walking with God holding our hands through each time of such dramatic feelings. What an honor it was to discuss these issues with my dear friend and mentor for many years. Today I have the honor of sharing a podcast with my dear friend, Linda Dillow, who authored the book, Calm My Anxious Heart many years ago. Tens of thousands have been helped by this wonderful book. And I would love to provide one of her books for one of you. Just leave a comment on Insta, Facebook or here. In your comment, let me know what ares of anxiety you struggle with the most. I think your comments will help all of us to feel that we are not alone.

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Growing Slow With Jennifer Dukes Lee

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A deep delight of my week in Oxford is walking with bags in hand over cobbled roads to a local, open air market near my home. Row after row of bright, ripe produces entices me. as I pick out “fresh from the local farm garden” produce from local farmers. The market is overflowing with fresh fruit, veggies, goat and feta cheeses freshly pressed. But the farmers gathered there tell me that when you take enough time to plant seeds in the right season, water, fertilize and protect, and wait, you will be rewarded with the fruit of the earth.

Vegetables and fruit straight from the earth take time to grow and then to ripen. The taste is so much more delicious when you allow something the time to ripen before you pluck it out of the ground.

And so it is with life. Growing takes time. Growing and waiting for the ripe moment requires hard work and patience. We are so very used to an instant gratification sort of life that we often quit on something before it has had proper time to grow. Character building and training takes time. For a child to move from banging on the piano to playing Beethoven well at a concert requires years and years.

My friend, Jennifer Dukes Lee, has written a wonderful book that helps remind us to wait patiently, to thrive as we grow slow and wait to see how God will unearth his miracles little by little. Talking to her made me breathe a little bit deeper, slow down, rest in the moment. It is in accepting God’s ways of growth that we will find peace, hope and blessing.

Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl

By Lee, Jennifer Dukes

Growing Slow Bible Study: A 6-Week Guided Journey to Un-Hurrying Your Heart

By Lee, Jennifer Dukes

It is the Glory of A Woman to Love and Lay Down Her Life, Too.

"Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend."

Jesus, who laid down his life.

Yesterday, I received a note from a sweet friend of mine who lives far away on the east coast (and how I miss her.) She is an excellent mom, a spiritually mature woman, growing in the Lord, and has a heart to focus on His love and grace.

She said, "I was not feeling like an excellent woman today.  I have been battling severe sickness with all of my family this week, actually over a week, which caused me to have to cancel a weekend alone with my husband for a much-needed getaway.  I was ill with this stomach bug for the last two days, and then last night my dear husband and I had a very rare argument, that was devastating, and shortly after my 6 year old began throwing up all night and I (unsuccessfully) slept on her floor, as she was up every 30 minutes to an hour, so this morning my husband had to leave very early on the business trip he had to attend,  very sadly on "our" trip, without me,  alone, and me with 3 more ill children throwing up as he walked out the door. I really try not to let "stuff" get to me and am usually trying to focus on the Lord, but this morning I was sad, angry, sleep-deprived and not feeling like such a great woman." 

Truth be told, most of our life is invisible--this noble cause we embrace is often fraught with challenges, exhaustion, relentless repetition, spiritual challenge— yet this is the very place of our worship. This is the place faith is being forged and character is being modeled and love is going deep into the heart and mind of your children. This is why I champion the cause of motherhood. What you are doing matters so much. And most of all, Jesus, who sacrificed his time, emotions, and ultimately body and freedom, sees you and is so very pleased and cheers you on from the heavenly realm. You are a big deal to your precious ones. We are a picture of God's sacrificial love to the brains, souls, and hearts of those He entrusts into our hands.

God has empowered us to make the imprint that will determine what the next generation will become. It is our choice if we decide to embrace this very challenging role with grace, faith, and the giving of our lives or if we resent it, develop anger, and pass on rejection to our children.

I was not taught or trained to understand the sacrifice this role would require of me. In one of the most significant roles God created that would indeed determine the very outcome and moral character and faith of the next generation, most of us have not been instructed, supported, or inspired. Is there a place in our current culture that might truly appreciate this sacrifice and validate the spending of our lives for this eternal purpose?

No one said to me, "Yea, Sally, you chose to be patient with one more ear infection and sleepless night! Congratulations, you are the queen of mentally challenged children with OCD and asthma and learning issues and of course, all four are sinful and fuss and make messes and want to eat and wear relatively clean clothes every day! Congratulations, you are so very patient with those hormonal teenagers, you just waited for your toddler to get over his tantrum and you handled it patiently--you a hero!"

One of the strengths and profound work of a woman, as I have said many times before, is to bring civility and order out of chaos and to bring beauty, intelligence, excellence in subduing her kingdom of home into a life-giving haven.

And so, my home and all the little choices of each day became my sanctuary of worship, my sacrifice of praise. Bringing light into the potentially dark corners of my life, singing and dancing and celebrating God's reality into the mundane world of dishes, the late nights of Winnie the Pooh cartoons and ear infections, and the hot steamy showers, sweat and hollow exhaustion where my children felt the comfort and grace of His touch through me.

Yes, it is indeed the glory of a woman when she chooses to love and embrace her precious child as a gift and a work straight from the hands of God.

When Darkness Threatens & Podcast

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God has placed images into nature that actually reflect our real lives. Light of sunshine allows us to see. Dark of night obscures the things around us. And so it reflects a true part of our emotional life—we have times of light when we walk through life well and understanding where we are going. But when darkness falls, especially on our emotions and thoughts, we can feel lost, moving toward depression or a cloudiness of soul. So many of you commented on my recent podcast with my dear friends, Gretchen and Jennie, I thought we might need to share a bit more.

When we feel understood and that we aren’t the only ones who feel this way, we can more easily move forward and accept our inner reality more easily, instead of living with guilt or a feeling that no one understands us. Knowing these struggles resonate with so many, we decided to come back and discuss when darkness threatens and depression looms. Today, two of my friends and I share our own stories of depression, dark seasons, and walking through these times with faith.

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Life-giving With Sally Clarkson App is Here! & Giveaway

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Download my app, Lifegiving with Sally Clarkson onto your phone for an easier way to find all that I am doing from my world to yours.

As I look at the landscape of our times and of our culture, I see such a need for hope, for strong faith, for foundations of good character and integrity—All of these needs have been a part of humanity for generations. Yet, often, women who caught a vision of becoming civilizers, life-givers, shapers of minds and souls, were the ones who instilled these attributes through their homes. It was the conversations at the meals, the bedtime blessings, the morning prayer times, the ways people were taught to love that created human beings who learned to thrive in real life. This is the way women have invested their lives to build over thousands of years.

Yet, isolation has crept into our neighborhoods, we know fewer people who live in homes near us and often we are separated from the families we love. So, much of life is “done” without the love and community of others. Loneliness is epidemic and people feel invisible all over the world, wherever I travel. We all long for more intimate, close relationships where we are known and loved. Yet the busy-ness of life, the responsibilities we must fulfill, the lack of time leave us feeling exhausted and lonely at times.

This is one of the reasons Clay and I dreamed of building our membership, LifewithSally, and it is why we created an app that could make it easier to find such encouragement. My app is an easy way to listen to podcasts, to access my instagram, the membership, (lifewithsally.com) and so much more.

Today, to celebrate my new app, we are giving away a bundle of my books.

Awaking Wonder

The Lifegiving Home

The Lifegiving Table

The Lifegiving Parent

Just share with a friend and leave a comment. We would love to spread the word.

We hope you will enjoy the new ways to receive encouragement and inspiration, from my heart to you.

And I hope you will find a little encouragement for your week in my podcast today. Happy Monday. friends.

Jesus Offered His Life, as a Model to Us

Jesus said, "I am humble and meek, learn from me,"

Darkness crept over the crowded city as shadows danced upon the rooftops and meandered through the roads. What a week it had been, walking the roads with Jesus, talking to the broken, the sad, the accusing, the curious--that stream of humanity that always grasped for a part of Jesus' day.

In reality, dusty roads, thousands filing back forth on rutted pathways, noisy crowds, squealing babies, husky voices selling their market wares, wheels churning sand and thrumming on old roads, hungry bellies, and exhilarating conversation all spun together in the minutes of the disciples' lives to make this day much like any other they had shared over their years with Jesus. How could they possibly have known what the next 24 hours would hold?

The promised Passover celebration brought a familiar comfort to the weary men who had gathered over the memory of God's protection since they were children. Strong herbs blending with the smoky lanterns and the smell of fresh bread baking wafted through the home where they would meet in the upper portion of the house together.

Jesus, knowing that He had cast the stars into their place, that He existed for eternity past in splendor of light and perfect fellowship with the Father, where myriads of angels bowed before him and worshipped, and also knowing He was soon going to be subjected to hysterical crowds, violent soldiers, aggressive, poisonous jeers and beating, and finally a terrifying death, willingly, generously, intentionally,  knelt down on the rough, sandy carpet, girded Himself with a towel, and gently and lovingly wiped the dust off of his beloved friends’ dirty, stinky feet, all the while speaking in soothing tones, teaching one last bit of wisdom.

"In this world you will have tribulation, but take courage,"

"I will send a helper who will be with you always and He will bring to mind all that I have told you."

"Love one another."

"I am the light of the world. Believe in me."

Always His heart and words were focussed on His beloved band of friends. Always, He was thinking of how to prepare them, to strengthen them.

Not even in His death did he focus on His own needs.

"I am humble and meek, learn from me," He said.

All of this for those who could not have known the sacrifice, the depth of His choice to humble Himself, or the vast generosity that was being expended from a heart overflowing with love focused on them. Only maturity would bring gratefulness.

And so, in pondering, I must ask myself … does my heart remain humble as I wash feet, or serve a meal? Are my words life-giving and generous, serving to strengthen those in my home with my heart, like the heart of Jesus? Do I bow willingly in the dust and stink of my own life because He was so willing to spend His life in giving, serving, loving without thought of Himself, even in His death?

And so, as I come to this night, the night of remembering Him, my heart is overwhelmed with His humility, His focus, His total self-giving without expecting anything in return, and my heart is bowed down in deep gratitude that this is the God who has called me to serve--never asking anything of me that He did not already so willingly do and model so that I would understand the heart and the how of living in such a way.

I pray you have a meaningful Good Friday, and a beautiful Easter.

Fear Not! Living Beyond Anxiety & Podcast

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It’s three years since I had my misguided fall and cut my eye 4 layers deep in my cornea. Twelve weeks to the eye hospital in London ensued. We were not sure if I would keep any vision in my eye at all or if it would “look” normal.

Joel and Joy took me to the fields of flowers blooming in the parks in London. Dancing in the breeze, hundreds of golden blooms spoke to my heart. And they held my arm and lovingly guided me through all the loveliness.

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” Matthew 6: 25-32

As I saw them, (with my working eye), it became a soul reminder that God saw me, that He was lovingly watching over me. That He would guide me through this difficult time and I had no need of worry. We are all tempted to worry, to control our own lives. And yet, if we really understand that Jesus is on His throne, watching over us, we can put aside our fears and anxiety and live in peace. And so, I did find His peace every day of my painful journey.

I have told this story before. Another encouragement about choosing not to quit when we are tempted to give up. But I thought of it today and I think it is relevant to our current circumstances. A sweet young couple had decided to kayak from Maine down to Florida. They planned their trip, got sponsors to support them, and blogged and wrote about their trip. With all of the seasons and storms, it took them a year to finish their trip. 

Storms of great magnitude arose amidst their journey, and would send the waves crashing all around them. Often the rain would pelt continuously on their weary bodies and soak them to the bone. Discouragement would overwhelm them and they would think, "Why did we undertake this? We will never finish. It is too difficult. No one can do it!"

One time, however, in the midst of one such storm, they made a pact with each other. "We will never make a decision to quit when we are in the midst of a rain storm." 

A simple, but profound commitment. I decided that this was a statement worth following. 

If you are like me, there are many issues to worry about, to feel bad about, to cause anxiety.

At times, I would think thoughts like, "I cannot go on. My circumstances will turn out for the worst. There is no hope. Where has God gone."

And yet, it is in the midst of the storms of life, that our faith is most precious. It is in these times when we can say to Satan, "You would have me fear, but I choose to believe in the goodness of God and in His provision."

This time, filled with anxiety and fear, could from God's eyes of history, be one of the finest hours for Christians to stay true, to be faithful until the end, to endure hardship, to rejoice in His reality, to live by faith, "assurance of things hoped for, convictions of things not seen."

May the God of peace take you to a place of calm, and deliver you from all that would burden your heart. He is capable. He is with us.

Today, two of my friends and I shared our own stories of fears, anxiety, and dark feelings. I hope that this week when we remember the cross, you will find peace and rest for your souls.

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Light Overcomes Darkness, Beauty Overshadows Evil & Podcast

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The ways we live life, the habits we keep, the delight with which we celebrate and see our moments will shape our hearts, minds and souls for life. We must be careful to live well into the beauty that is possible so we can become beautiful inside and serve people from that place. Sally Clarkson

Why do I take so much care to create and enjoy beauty? Because I believe that beauty is a defiance to evil, as light is more powerful than darkness. The reason we spend so much time investing in sleeping out under the stars, giving back rubs at bedtime with a story, drinking tea out of real china (which keeps it hot longer), play music all day long, is because when we store up these transcending memories in the treasure chest of our hearts and minds, it gives us a place to go back to, to live in when we experience difficult and challenging moments.

A while ago, after a couple of trips and some wearying legs on an airplane, I was tired to my toes. But I had ordered tickets to a special event for my girls and me. Staying home was not an option. I had the privilege of attending a tea that one of my friends was holding in her modest, small home. The tables for 30 people around her living area in the hall, in corners, a small living-dining area. and all tables—many for just two people, had been set with care. Flowers, candles, centerpieces with small art pieces placed here and there. 

The fare was simple but elegant--fresh fruit--grapes, tangerines, strawberries served on a crystal dish with 3 kinds of cheese and multi-grain crackers. A scone and jam course. Finger sandwiches--cucumber, egg salad, ham and onion cream cheese and finally chocolates with petit fours. I learned from some of my friends that simple, second hand, unmatched but pretty dishes, tea pots, candle holders were all gathered at garage sales and remnant shops. It adds for interest to the decor.

Classical music wafted through the air as all the women present (including me and my two daughters) talked quietly--it was as if the atmosphere drew out an elegance and refined manners from all of us because we were tasting of beauty.

Between each course, our hostess showed us different Pre-Raphaelite prints from England that she had ordered online, beautiful prints of feminine women, knights, heroes and saints who were depicted by artists in the early 1900's who wanted to bring back the elegance and beauty into art. Alfred Lord Tennyson's life was told in between the prints as the foundation of many of the pictures being painted to reflect his poetry--in memoriam, being one of the best. The love story of his life, his struggle to prove himself, and his faithful love throughout his lifetime.

Our souls were elevated to higher thoughts. Our femininity was cultivated and refined and we were called upon to become more intellectually adept as we pondered how a movement of idealists had in influence on their culture because of their commitment to exalt marriage, and Biblical design of men and women reflecting excellence and beauty in character.

I could see Joy sitting straighter, listening to inspiration, desiring to become more ideal. And all because a woman, who is herself always learning and studying, wanted to pass on civility and beauty to her friends. I know it was a great amount of work, but her labor exalted our souls.

And so it is, we cannot pass on civility, beauty, intelligence, excellence of mind and heart, if we do not ourselves make these virtues a goal of our lives. Whatever we pursue and cultivate will determine what we are also able to pass on to all who we encounter. As stewards of our souls, we must seek to cultivate a garden of beauty--it must be a regular habit, a discipline, to expose ourselves to great minds, the best musicians, fine artists, great theologians, wonderful biographies--so that our souls will indeed reflect a museum of His great character and nobility--that of our great king.

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Sowing Seeds and Waiting on the Harvest

"Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness."

Hosea 10:12

I have always loved fields of flowers. Seems to me when I see fields and fields of beauty, (and blue and red are my favorite color), I almost feel like it is evidence of the invisible hands of God still planting flowers in His vast earth garden to remind us that He is still creating and perpetuating life, even when we are not aware.

The photo above was taken when Joy and I visited the rose garden in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. The roses were planted and developed over time. A gardener explained in detail what it took to grow these strong, healthy rose bushes. The watering, pruning, nourishing over 200 years!.

What are you planing today? What you plant may leave a legacy for decades or even centuries! What you plant and water will grow—be it love or anger or diligence or laziness.

When looking at a tiny seed, it is impossible to see what will bloom from this minute speck of nothing, (-the color it will produce, the bloom or fruit, or how large the plant will be.) There is vast potential locked within, that under the right circumstances--planted in good soil, watered and covered in sunshine—will produce a miracle. The seed transforms into something more than itself--it gives birth to a plant that blooms and brings beauty, life, color and fruit; a miraculous something from nearly-nothing.

And so, God calls us to sow--to sow broadly, generously, diligently.

Sometimes the seeds that He requires us to sow do not obviously promise anything--yet, we are asked to believe in the potential--the latent miracles inside of these small life-seeds.

We are to sow with a view to righteousness--not seeing or knowing totally the vast potential of what is in our hands. But ours is to be faithful to sow, by faith, the seeds of promise given to us--

We are to cast the seed of promise into the soil of life, generously, diligently, faithfully--

And His is to do the miracle-

To take all of the planting of faith seeds, and love seeds, and integrity seeds, and faithfulness seeds, into the moments of our lives when no one else is looking;

faithfulness to the gospel and spreading the good news;

serving our children, and loving and helping our spouses;

praying and believing when no sprout of answer is in sight.

And yet, in time, in His hands,

there will be such a bounty of beauty, a harvest from the seeds planted in life, that we will finally see, that

He was creating the miracle right beside us--the seeds will indeed sprout into a harvest of righteousness and redemption that will be beyond what we could have imagined.

But, the harvest of such sowing is only for those who plant, and water and cultivate and wait, by faith, believing in the promise of what lays ahead.

So, dear God, let us look at the flowers you have planted and see the potential beautiful harvest of our lives, if we will only believe in the seed potential in our lives right now,

which by faith will become a harvest of righteousness beyond measure.

I have lived to see the harvest of much planting and tending. It is truly a miracle to behold.

Courage in Perilous Times & Podcast

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Courage: showing strength, practicing perseverance and acting in bravery in the face of fear, pain, difficulty or grief.

My dear friends,

I just returned from a ministry trip. I had put this blog post and podcast up before I left, not knowing about what would be happening in Boulder. My heart has been sick, my shoulders feel heavy with the grief of what has been happening in our country, and especially the last two weeks with violent shootings. We have had our share of violent shootings in Colorado. One even involved our church and friends. But, I do not want to make light of the suffering and pain we all feel during this time. But I do think that allowing Paul to encourage us from the long list of his own sufferings—and I do think, for our children’s sake, we must choose courage, showing strength, practicing perseverance, acting bravely in this face of fear, pain, difficulty or grief. I pray that God’s comfort and mercy will be real to you. And I pray you will all find a way forward—with gentleness for yourself, for your days, for those you .love. And may God’s compassion and sympathy be known to you in whatever emotional and spiritual place you find yourself. Here Is the blog/podcast I prepared last weekend for today.

After almost 68 years of subduing the life God has given me, I have walked through my fair share of adventures, joys, and sometimes disasters. One of the worst things the enemy can do is to truly convince us that our situation is unique, that we are completely alone, and that we will never be able to make it out to see the silver lining. While it's easy to believe that we are unique in these times of darkness and difficulty, scripture is filled with stories of disaster and destruction.

Acts 27:10 says:

"Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also."

Paul was in the midst of a disastrous situation, and he made sure to warn his crew about the storm that he believed would cause absolute destruction. This would be a very different story if Paul left things off right there with warnings, worry, and hopelessness. However, an angel spoke to Paul and he went on to tell his crew in verse 25:

"Keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me."

Paul's words of hope and faith restored the crew and gave them courage.

Jesus himself encountered many disastrous situations. However, even in the midst of raging seas, He spoke peace and calm over the chaos. How would you react if a crazy, angry, hateful crowd came up to you and attempted to throw you off a cliff? When that happened to Jesus, He  simply passed through those people and went to the next town. Even when the devil plotted hate and harm against Him, Jesus never allowed anything to stand in the way of His purpose.

Because of the coming of Jesus, He took away any power the enemy could have to hurt us. However, we still have to choose faith, choose courage, and choose to keep walking through the disasters until we find joy and by faith, hold on to the steadfast hand of Jesus..

Many I know are in the midst of a battle right now, a war that is raging in your heart and soul. I challenge you to walk with courage and faith through this season, no matter how disastrous the voyage may appear to be. Just like the apostle Paul, your words of hope and faith will give you the strength and courage to keep going. You will leave a legacy of faith and faithfulness that will help generations to come, as Paul’s story has encouraged us.

So today, as an act of your will and worship, write out in your journal just where you need courage, how you will take the strength of God and write a story of His miraculous grace in the midst of your storms.

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