Everyday victories should be celebrated, well, every single day. After all, it’s the little things in life that bring the greatest joys and pleasures. Case in point: As I thought about what to eat for breakfast this morning, I remembered I bought blueberry bagels at the grocery store yesterday. Knowing I’d enjoy the smell as [...]

To prep for my new Mission Everything-Is-Possible-with-God, I’ve studied some thrivers to see how they think, act, and live. Mostly unbeknownst (Is that an awesome word or what? It has two prefixes and two suffixes. Probably a grammatical record.) to these people, I’ve observed their attitude and behaviors. I long to be more like them. [...]

Yesterday we introduced the idea of thriving it up, which basically means resting in the calm assurance that God really does know everything about our lives and is capable of handling whatever comes our way. Contrary to popular belief, we don’t have to try harder—in fact, what we really need to do is stop trying [...]

  Thrive It Up! is the website and blog of Leslie Wilson. I hope you’ll to stop by in the coming weeks and months. I’ll post on topics that will interest us both—and allow you plenty of opportunities to chime in. (Actually, I’ve prayed that someone—anyone—will join the discussion. Although I talk to myself quite [...]