Author: Starla

Name: Starla Smith. Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving. What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart. Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.

Hello Monday #102 – January Wrap up

Hello Friends, I’ve spent January getting my habits under my feet for this year. Instead of writing, I’ve used that energy to focus on a few things. Sometimes we just try to do too much, and we short out and it kills momentum. For me though, much of what I have been putting in place…

Hello Monday #101

It’s almost a wrap! 2025 was a tough year. On the external, it was pretty calm looking, but the mental load was heavier than I expected, and the emotional load was up and down. Highlights of the year: The sweetness of a man who loves his wife. He got me this silver dipped rose for…

Hello Monday #100

Wow… 100 Hello Mondays! There are 52 weeks in a year and that means we are almost to 2 years. Just a little help by knowing: Interesting: So years ago, and after the flood of 2028, I pick up a desk. A metal desk. It’s small. I needed a little area. It looked like this…

Hello Monday #99

Favorite Substack this past week: https://open.substack.com/pub/starlalala77/p/advent-second-week-reflections? Family Highlight Baby Boy B turned 3. That went so fast. He amazes me with his ability to articulate what he is thinking and feeling. And I love his laughter. He has a great smile and such sweet little moments of tenderness. He is loving golf and gets so…

Hello Monday #98

Favorite Advent write up this past week: https://starlalala77.substack.com/p/advent-first-week-reflections Best Youtube from this week: I like the thought of this: What if I share the songs of the times. Would you look them up? When I first became a Christian and I was struggling and trying to be the best mom I could be to my…

Hello Monday #97

I was listening to a podcast Alison Armstrong said something that hit me: Shame happens from a betrayal of self. Now, one of the things that’s important for men to know is most men think when they feel shame that it means they’re dishonorable, which is horrific for a man to think that he’s dishonorable….