When Stress Relief Is All You Want - Encouragement for Today - August 24, 2021

Timeless truths for peace and perspective from Proverbs 31 ministries [Crosscards.com Logo]( Encouragement for Today [Tracie Miles]August 24, 2021 When Stress Relief Is All You Want [TRACIE MILES]( Lee en [español]( “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” [John 16:33]( (NLT) By the time I returned home from traveling on business, I could feel the weight of stress and anxiety gripping my heart. During my six-hour road trip, I had made the mistake of tuning in to radio news channels rather than music to keep me occupied and awake. Countless news stories, one after the other, each personified the brokenness of our world. Stories of abuse, mass shootings, disaster, political corruption, pandemics, business closings, people hurting, and more fell upon my heart and mind like an avalanche of heavy rocks. [CONTINUE READING →]( You May Also Like: [10 Tips for Biblical Grandparenting]( Lori Hatcher Instead of being one of the main influences in my grandchild’s life, I was to play a supporting role. [CONTINUE READING →]( [6 Things to Do When Your Spouse Won't Open Up]( Cindi McMenamin Put an under- and over- communicator together, and you have one spouse dying for some silence and the other one trying to squeeze a few more words out of the non-talker. We have learned to see the humor in this but also extend grace toward the other when the talker wants to have a conversation, and the thinker wants time to think it through. [CONTINUE READING →]( [Crosscards.com Logo]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Unsubscribe From This Email]( [Email Preference Center]( | [View in Browser]( © 2021 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Encouragement for Today. [Link](