The Hello Mornings Blog

This post is by Briane Pittman Kearns.

There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand. (Proverbs 19:21 NET)

At Hello Mornings, we focus on God Time, Plan Time and Move Time. Today we will put two of those concepts together and talk about God Plans, and specifically God Plans versus human plans.

God has His eternal plans and purposes. We have our own plans and purposes. Sometimes they are not in line with God’s plans. God will always accomplish His ...

This post is by Kem Roper.

Over the course of my career, I’ve seen my fair share of struggling writers, and one thing I’ve noticed is that their struggles with writing are similar to my struggles with planning!

Focus

Our educational system prioritizes the perfect finished product over the process that it takes to get there, so that’s what students focus on. Likewise, all I can think about is my finished product—a perfect daily routine that begins with an early morning, a perfectly brewed cup,...

This post is by Jennifer Shultz.

 I live in Oklahoma, so with the beauty of life springing forth in what is literally called “Green Country” comes the threat of violence in the weather. Spring, also known in my neck of the woods as tornado season, is something that we who reside in the aptly named Tornado Alley look forward to, but also prepare for regularly. Storm shelters are swept out. Chairs are taken out and the cobwebs are washed away. Snacks and water are restocked and batteries are repl...

This post is by Amy Mykytiuk.

Discipline, as it pertains to disciplining one’s self, may conjure fear in some of us. I was an adult, in Bible college before I understood that the Christian life is a life of discipline. If it didn’t come easy to me, I gave up.

As a college student studying religion with plans to enter full-time ministry, I was required to read Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster. It was at this point in my life that I realized the Christian life required so much more...

This post is by René Bancroft.

New Year. 

New plans. 

New motivation.

 Fresh excitement. 

Fresh revelation. 

Fresh inspiration.

We’ve all been there in years past as we enter a new calendar year. Our hearts are full from spending time with family and friends as we celebrate the holidays. And every year, we are bombarded with all the new ways we can connect with each other, ourselves, and God. I’ll be honest, I usually make it to the end of January, and “life happens,” and I allow myself a...

This post is by Jill Miller.

I was an All-American athlete in high school, with a full ride to college in swimming. I worked out a minimum of 4 hours a day, both morning and night for years and years and years. You could say exercise and moving my body was a part of my DNA. And then I got to college. 

Leaving swimming behind within my first year, I vowed to never get up before 6am and to never, ever workout again. It didn’t take long for me to realize that maintaining my athletic figure while ...

This post is by Danielle Smith.

For a lot of us, each New Year brings new fitness goals. A month-long spree of potluck gatherings and cookie bakes is followed by January vows to tone up, trim down, and “Eat Clean Bro.” 

2021 certainly presents a new year unlike any I can remember, just like our holiday get-togethers a few weeks ago looked very different from years past. The guest lists were smaller and the venues closer to home; quite literally closer to home, as in very much inside the same h...

This post is by Rose Ward.

Movement.

This word is a challenge for many, especially for those like myself, who struggle to do simple tasks like combing my hair, putting on a pair of socks, or wrestling with repetitive movements that cause, in one short moment, an abrupt set of sleepless nights; discomfort reaching capacity over and over again. Being told to move more is not only uncomfortable, it can be downright dreadful in the heart, mind, and body for one who struggles with any type of barr...

This post is by Cindy Chen.

I can’t depend on a spark of inspiration to motivate me to move. It turns out, it takes discipline and a bit of faith. 

I used to say, flippantly, “I’m not a morning person.” And because I declared I wasn’t, I would stay up late, and then struggle through the morning before work, or getting kids out the door to school. (Remember when kids went to school?) I wished for some inspiration that would wake me before dawn, like a modern-day Pollyanna, wondering breathle...

This post is by Sabeth Kapahu. 

A recent “how was work?” conversation with my hubby got me thinking about the effectiveness of the parts of my life that give structure to my Plan Time. Let me explain.

My husband is a technician who often visits clients to fix their machines. He has an extensive knowledge of all the working parts and connections needed for maximum performance. Think motherboards, driver updates, a fully loaded tool bag, etc.  It’s remarkable how intricate the things are that...

This post is by Jenn Kokal.

 After several days of pain, I finally felt great.

I woke up refreshed, ready to tackle everything I wasn’t able to do during the crippling migraine I had for nearly three days. I had been down for a while, which meant I had plenty of chores that needed accomplished - recording several podcast episodes, writing two blog posts, cleaning my house, and going grocery shopping. But my enthusiasm drained as quickly as it came. Not even three minutes after I began recordin...

This post is by Gianna Kordatzky.

I am a bullet journaler.

I LOVE my bullet journal. 

I may or may not have multiple bullet journals for different aspects of my life, but the main one lives in my purse.

When I first learned about bullet journals, I thought they were kind of weird.  But once I grasped the concept, I dove in and haven’t really looked back. 

What is a bullet journal? 

The bullet journal concept was created by Ryder Carroll.  He used (and still uses) it as a way to capture ...