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Competency With Autism
Posted on April 9, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, and yes, it is our everyday life. But, it is also a time for me to stop and be grateful for how far we have come as a family on our God-given path. One day, my four-year-old son and I were at the park, and […]
Desiring His Perspective as I Celebrate 50
Posted on March 7, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels Where is your brain telling you something that God can help you change your perspective? For me, turning 40 was a challenge! The idea that I was 40. Years. Old. was intimidating, and my brain told me so many things that depressed me. However, the day was filled with a surprise of […]
Abundant Graces in God’s Parade
Posted on February 6, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels Driving home from a retreat last weekend, I reflected on how good God is and how much he showed me his love. I received a sweet and funny NOLA-style image as I contemplated that love. I saw Mardi Gras parades as an image of God’s love. Just as the riders throw the […]
Celebrating Traveling Milestones
Posted on December 7, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels Over Thanksgiving break, I took my son, Ivan, to see our Spellers practitioner in Florida. The last time we went there was a few years ago, we drove there, but this time we were flying! He has not flown in over nine years, so while I was apprehensive about things, I was […]
Learning To Be A Wildflower of The Lord
Posted on November 5, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels With two of my kids being away at college, I worry about my boys. What worries do you have today? Kids, parents, work or the front page of the paper? There are many things we let crowd our hearts and minds. Did you know there is a “Cure for Anxiety” in Matthew […]
Inviting Peace into the Busyness of My Day
Posted on October 1, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels I have been drawn to this prayer, “Jesus, you must increase, and I must decrease, ” when I have heard friends pray this. I have been working on praying this short prayer more, because it allows me to slow down and reflect. It leads me to the simplicity of how I can […]
Receive The Peace of Metanoia in Stillness with Jesus
Posted on August 29, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels My baby is off to college. Yes, he is an 18-year-old, 6-foot 2-inch son who is always my baby! He towers over me, but that sweet face with big eyes and a radiant smile is still the little one in my arms. He prayed about where to go and finally narrowed down […]
Temperaments Teach Me To Love Myself And My Family Better
Posted on July 25, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels Investigating your temperaments is a great way to know better what gifts God has given you. We all have four temperaments: sanguine, melancholic, phlegmatic and choleric. Jesus is the perfection of all temperaments.
My daily camino
Posted on June 18, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels The season of summer is upon us! New seasons mean new growth! For us, it has been celebrating the accomplishments of our youngest son, graduating high school and preparing for a new path in the fall for college. To commemorate this time, his uncle planned a trip to walk part of the […]
Growing More Into Mother and Wife
Posted on May 16, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels God has me learning through prayer! I am becoming more self-aware as I dig deeper into prayer. It has been interesting to hear God’s voice or movement calling me to be better as a mother and wife. God spoke to me in my most recent journal entry and left me with some […]
Remember to turn to God in your decision making
Posted on April 13, 2023 Leave a Comment
By Gina Sternfels What are you going to be when you grow up? This question is asked often as we grow up. For some, it may be obvious, but others they may go to college and figure it out. How many of us invite God into that decision? My youngest son is a high school […]
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