Deb Wolf's Blog

Looking back on your childhood, do you have a long list of positive memories? What about your children’s childhood? Your marriage? They say it takes 5 positive comments or interactions to offset 1 negative one. So today, I want us to think about the memories we’re making. I don’t mean big event memories or the...

What do you do when you need hope to weather one of life’s storms? Before we know what to do, we need to know what hope isn’t and what it is… Hope is not optimism. It is not a Pollyanna denial of life’s challenges. And it does not require a Susie Sunshine attitude 100% of...

You know you should pray for your family, but… how often do you actually do it? I’m not talking about your spouse and children. I mean your parents, grandparents, in-laws, siblings, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It’s a long list, isn’t it? Did you know people have severed ties with family members over religious...

We’ve had lots of storms in our area this year. My phone seems to buzz at least once a week to alert me of a potentially dangerous storm approaching our community. As I thought about this post, I wondered how it would feel to have a warning system that alerted us to incoming life storms....

I’ve been thinking about “open door surrender.” It all began with a dream. You see, I don’t typically remember my dreams. Occasionally, I can recall bits and pieces, but most of the time I can’t put enough of those glimpses together to learn from them. It’s one reason why I’ve been surprised whenever the Lord...

We all want real peace. Peace we can count on. Peace that’s true, deep, and lasting. But I’ve been learning that the only way to experience real peace is to live fully right now. You and I can’t enjoy inner peace when our thoughts are filled with regret, resentment, and worry. If we’re carrying yesterday’s...

It feels like being critical has become a popular pastime, especially on social media… people seem to love ridiculing the flaws they see in others. Criticism comes in many forms; today we’re going to focus on two: Random criticism that doesn’t care about an individual’s feelings is always destructive. It is intended to make the...

Are you a peacekeeper or a peacemaker? I’m not talking about military or law enforcement peacekeepers. I’m talking about our personal relationships. I’m asking as someone who hates conflict, so for much of my life, I was a peacekeeper. I did whatever I could to avoid controversy and contention. Although it took longer than it...

They told us “never forget”… I’ve always remembered dates. Most of them are good: anniversaries of special events, new beginnings, celebrations, and moments of Joy. Some are not so good, and others are downright terrible. Days we’d like to forget, but sadly, are imprinted on our lives through powerful mental images. Like a scrapbook of...

People everywhere are looking for ways to experience more peace in their lives. But there’s a battle going on inside each of us; a battle for our peace of mind. Sure, the enemy incessantly works to keep people from knowing and loving Jesus and rob them of their eternal futures, but if he can’t succeed...