Many years ago, I supervised a pre-school in a refugee camp where many kids had behavioural issues due to trauma. I knew that punishing a child for inappropriate behaviour wasn’t as helpful as guiding them to find a resolution. By helping them navigate through conflict, I was contributing to their self-awareness and problem-solving skills. After […]
Discipline
Stand Firm! Resist the Urge to Return to Yesterday’s Strategies
![Stand firm and resist the urge to run ahead of God's strategies through presumptive action.](https://www.katherinewalden.com/wp-content/uploads/Stand-Firm-wp-710x335.png)
Lately, I have been dwelling on Ephesians 6:10-17, which is familiar to you if you have been reading my blog as of late. Have you ever noticed how often Paul charges his readers to ‘stand firm’ in that passage? I did! Three times! Anyone who studies the Bible knows to pay attention when something is […]
I Have No Choice, I Must Keep Moving
![We don't have a choice. When we fall, we have to get up again. We have to keep going. We can't just lie there.](https://www.katherinewalden.com/wp-content/uploads/I-have-no-choice--710x335.jpg)
I fell yesterday. Don’t worry. I am okay. It’s not fun to fall; it hurts! But it comes with the territory of living with a disability such as mine. I can’t just lie there and have a pity party. No, I have to get up. I have no choice. Yes, I stay still for a […]
Keep Moving or Risk Not Moving at All
![Keep moving! When we are stagnant in our faith, the less we are prone to step out in obedience and the more likely we are to feel distant from God.](https://www.katherinewalden.com/wp-content/uploads/WP-KEEP-MOVING-710x335.png)
Hebrews 12:11-13 – “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the […]
Winter Approaches. Choices Matter
![No one has unlimited storage space physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Choose what you will store up to safeguard your mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health.](https://www.katherinewalden.com/wp-content/uploads/Planning-for-the-long-haul-710x335.jpg)
Late October in North Central Alberta reminds me that winter is quickly approaching. We experienced our first hard frost over two weeks ago, followed by a week of sub-freezing temperatures and isolated snow showers. Although our long-range forecast shows an upswing, it will be short-lived. I am heading out this coming week to purchase some […]
Heart Transplant Recipient After-Care
![We give God our old stony hearts and he gives us new ones in return. How well do we follow his heart recepient after-care protocol?](https://www.katherinewalden.com/wp-content/uploads/A-New-Heart-Ezk-36_26-710x335.png)
Psalms 51:10 – “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Several years ago, a friend received the gift of a new heart after decades of failing health. Every year she celebrates her new life and all of those who love her celebrate along with her. We are […]