Anne’s Blog
Being All You Can Be
Recently I spoke at a women’s conference called Women After Gods Own Heart in Oklahoma City. There was plenty of inspiration during the conference from the amazing singers and speakers. However, none impacted me more than a little nine-year-old girl, Mariah. She was...
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The Good Kind of Surprise
How many of you enjoy surprises? I'm not talking about the kind of surprise that alters our lives by way of natural calamities, news of a life-threatening condition, or a devastating event. Unfortunately, those unwelcoming surprises can traumatize us for years and...
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If You Want Change You Have To Make Changes
Most of us experience life with some regret. I certainly did my share of regretting. Regret in its simplest form is wishing we would’ve done things differently because we don’t like the way life has turned out. Our childhood dreams have ended and we live with the...
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Why Relationships With People Are Greater Than Things
I saw a billboard recently that provoked my thinking about relationships. It read, “Lonely billboard....looking for a long-term relationship." It made me think about how little value we put into relationships. (A relationship with a billboard?) Well, I must admit it...
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Connection Over Isolation
There is a quote that has resonated with me over the years. It is, “Alone we die. Connected we live." (Dr. Richard Dobbins) I've lived this first hand and yet, being alone, or being in isolation, is a comfortable place to live when the pain is too much. Yet, we live...
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The Key To Staying Married
Recently, my husband and I celebrated 50 years of marriage! Marriage is a good idea. Marriage is Gods idea. The best decision I made was marrying Jonas Beiler at nineteen years old. You may wonder how a teenager could even begin to know that getting married was a good...
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Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
I don’t know about you, but excuses have kept me from moving forward in a number of areas of my life. I like to say that excuses are like toes, everyone has at least 10 of them. Excuses keep us stuck from moving forward and reaching our goals. Since I talked about...
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Good and Bad Habits
Are you like me? Do you always have an excuse not to exercise? Being healthy has always been important to me and after years of depression, I was determined to never allow myself to go there again. We have the power to do a few things that will give us a better...
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What Are You Planting in Life
We’re in the middle of the summer season and fall is just around the corner. The fall season on the farm meant it was harvest time. I learned at a very young age if we were to have a good harvest, planting the right seeds at the right time was a skill every farm girl...
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Human BEing Vs Human Doing
We are created as human BEings, not human DOings. Yet we spend the bulk of our lives DOing and give very little thought to BEing. One of my lifelong struggles has been to simply BE instead of always DO. I remember when I was first challenged by the thought of BEing....
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The Story of Angela’s House
Two weeks ago I was sitting in my chair. My chair beckons me to come and sit awhile. It seems Jesus sits there waiting for me to join Him. In my chair, my heart and mind are always able to focus more clearly on His presence. I’ve grown to love my chair. It’s there I...
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Expectations, Experiences, and Prayer
I heard a great reminder recently. It was simply that when your “experience” does not line up with your “expectation,” God is trying to reveal Himself to you. My experiences have truly revealed God when my expectations were not met. (And I admit I am guilty of high...
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The Garden of Life
We’re in the middle of the summer season and fall is just around the corner. The fall season on the farm meant it was harvest time. I learned at a very young age if we were to have a good harvest, planting the right seeds at the right time was a skill every farm girl...
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The Pain of Rejection
Let's talk about the pain of rejection. I call it pain because that’s what rejection is. You feel pain every time you feel rejected. Even though it’s only a feeling (which aren't facts), it can completely stifle your emotional growth and alter who you become. It’s a...
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The Struggle With Criticism
Have you ever struggled with criticism? If I were to share with you my personal journey on the subject of criticism, I would have to say there was a time when I was very good at criticizing and very defensive when being criticized. Not a great combination... Criticism...
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