Heavenly Treasures Weekly [#16]​
May 17, 2026

Read Time: ~5 minutes

Happy Sunday, Reader!

Prosperity is not something we build and hold onto.

It is something we discover, often on the road, often in the leaving, often in the places we least expect to find it.

God did not promise us a life without transitions.

He promised us treasure.

And the hunt, it turns out, never ends.

Scripture of the Week

"You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence."

— Psalm 16:11

The Freedom Shift

I'm leaving Florida… and returning to Massachusetts.

I'm writing this from the road.

We're cruising along, heading north on Route 95, somewhere in that in-between space I've come to recognize well.

Every year we make this drive. Leaving one life behind to step back into another.

I'm blessed to be a snowbird. This life of freedom and sunshine is itself a sign of prosperity. It's a blessing to progress favorably, thrive, and experience abundance.

And yet… there is also a sadness in letting go of people and places I love, even as I move toward other people and places I love.

I feel the shift. The letting go. The exit. A mix of sadness and anticipation. Joy in the journey. Discovery at the destination.

It's meaningful to me that this move is happening on the feast of the Ascension.

I wonder how Jesus felt, leaving His mother, the apostles, everything He loved about this world. Even knowing He was returning to the Father.

Saint Thomas Aquinas described life's movement as the Circle of Being, a continuous exit and return. Others call it becoming.

Something has to end so that something else can begin.

I honestly love the process, even though it brings up lots of emotions.

Every year, Florida gets better, my life gets better.

This year it gave me so much to appreciate...

A ministry I love. A community that lifts me up. Time with my sister. Classes that expanded and deepened my faith. Family visits that lit up my heart.

Leaving means letting go, saying goodbye, and knowing that even though I will return, it won't be quite the same.

I sat with that feeling as we started out at 5am, for the 2-Day drive.

And I realized: the leaving itself is part of the treasure.

Life is one big treasure hunt.

If you keep moving, searching, and growing, you discover more treasures along the way.

Once we made it through a dozen states, we finally crossed the Massachusetts state line in the rain.

Massachusetts Welcomes You, I could just make out the sign through the wet windshield.

And I smiled. Because of course it's raining. This is New England in the springtime.

But also because there's something fitting about arriving in the rain, about a homecoming that doesn't need perfect weather to warm my heart. I may officially be a Florida resident now, but Massachusetts will always be "home".

The treasures waiting on the other side of that sign are worth every mile, sunny or grey.

My treasures have faces! The kids and grandkids, the ones I've been a little too far away from, for a little too long.

My church community, ready to welcome me back into the fold.

And at the end of June?

Ireland.

All 21 of us in the Clark family, many of us stepping onto European soil for the very first time, coming together across an ocean for an adventure none of us will ever forget.

Including a reunion with my oldest grandson, Isaac, and his new wife, Astrid, who live in Austria.

That is a Heavenly Treasure.

It's not just a vacation. It's a reunion. And it's a grand adventure.

Because some treasures you can only find when everyone is willing to leave the familiar and go somewhere together.

I can't wait to share that story inside Heavenly Treasures Weekly - the wonder, the reunion, whatever God tucks into the journey that I don't even know to look for yet.

I will return to Florida in the fall, God willing.

But I will return as a new and different version of myself, changed by the road, the reunion, and whatever new treasures I discover over the summer months.

It's our Heavenly Treasures that make us truly rich and prosperous.

The people. The moments. The callings we say "yes" to. The roads we're willing to take.

Prosperity isn't something we achieve. It's something we discover.

And if someone came to mind while you were reading this, forward it to them. That is how this community grows, one soul at a time.

A Great Question for You

Reader, where in your life might this be a beginning rather than an ending? What treasure might be waiting just past the exit you've been afraid to take?

Wellness Wisdom

Your Brain Was Built to Ascend

This week we celebrate the Ascension, the moment Jesus rose beyond what His disciples thought was possible, opening an entirely new dimension of understanding.

I think our brains were designed to do the same thing.

Not to plateau. Not to settle. To keep ascending, forming new connections, embracing new challenges, growing in wisdom and capacity for as long as we live.

But here is what most of us don't realize.

Comfort can be the enemy of a healthy brain.

When we become set in our ways, same routes, same routines, same conversations, same thinking, our brains quietly begin to disengage.

Without novel challenges, the brain forms fewer new neural connections. Without mental exercise, the brain's plasticity weakens, and its vital ability to adapt, learn, and retain new information begins to fade.

Routines are comforting. But a brain that is never challenged is a brain that is slowly becoming less capable of rising to the occasion.

The research is sobering. Cognitive complacency and a sedentary mental life are significant contributors to memory decline, depression, and the early progression of dementia.

We were not wired for stagnation. We were wired for ascension.

The good news?

Every time you learn something new, every time you step into the unfamiliar, every time you choose growth over comfort, your brain responds.

New pathways form. Plasticity strengthens. The brain that felt foggy begins to clear.

This is why travel stretches us. Why new communities invigorate us. Why saying yes to something that scares us a little often leaves us feeling more alive than staying safe ever could.

The Ascension wasn't just a theological event. It was a model for how we are meant to live, always rising, always expanding, always becoming more than we were the day before.

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Prospering with Purpose

God Gave You the Most Powerful Tool in the Universe

Not long ago, someone introduced me to the study of brain health.

Not just the science of it, but the profound, almost spiritual truth of what our brains are actually capable of.

And I have to tell you… I was captivated.

The more I learn about the brain, the more I understand how wonderfully we are made.

God gave human beings an extraordinary intellect, a living, dynamic, endlessly adaptable organ designed not just to function, but to flourish.

To think. To create. To connect. To transcend. To keep ascending, keep prospering, keep becoming, for as long as we are willing to feed it and fuel it.

What struck me most was this.

Spirituality is one of the 10 Pillars of Brain Health.

Not a footnote. Not an afterthought. A pillar.

Prayer, meditation, purpose, connection to something greater than ourselves, these are not separate from wellness. They are foundational to it.

Science is finally catching up to what faith has always known.

A life rooted in purpose is a life that keeps the brain alive, engaged, and growing.

A life without purpose, without mission, without meaning, without something to ascend toward, quietly dims the very organ God gave us to thrive.

This has become a central part of my own mission.

I want to help others tap into this source, to understand that the path to health, wealth, and freedom runs straight through the most powerful tool you already own.

Your brain.

I find it so amazing that learning about the brain is actually what is keeping my brain engaged.

And so, this week, I decided to create something new to share with you.

It's a free course called Your Daily Bread, rooted in the belief that just as we feed our bodies every day, we must nourish our mind and soul with intention, with wisdom, and with the fuel that keeps us ascending.

Stay tuned. More details coming as soon as I get settled back into life in New England.

In the meantime, I want to leave you with this.

The treasure hunt of your life is not over.

Your greatest chapters may still be ahead of you, waiting to be discovered, one new connection, one new challenge, one brave "yes" at a time.

Prosperity is not something we achieve. It is something we grow into.

And your brain, that magnificent, God-given instrument, was designed to lead the way.

Keep ascending. 🌿

May the Peace of Christ be with you,
Janet

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