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3 Summer Goodies for You
Three fun treats to kick off your 2022 summer season.
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My Three Favorite Posts
This end of the school year always invites me to ask "what did I learn this year?" Three favorite posts share some highlights.
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Why Rest Might Be Just the Thing
Most of my days feel like I'm pressing and striving. Here's my story of how resting first allows me to be up to good for God.
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It's Not Me, It's You
A recent sermon challenged my thinking with the idea, "it's not about me." Even though I didn't like it, it changed me.
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Finding True Grace Under a Tent In Haiti
When I asked God to pierce my heart, He answered with an adventure to Haiti. Here's how my prayer was answered in an unexpected way.
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Where Are You Finding Joy in Ordinary Places?
A funny story about how joy shows up in unexpected places -- like a bait and tackle restaurant in the Everglades.
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A Christmas Sonnet
My gift to you this Christmas - a beautiful sonnet from my friend Theresa.
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How Can You Treasure the Season?
What is your favorite part of the Christmas story? Mine is just one line from Luke 2. Here's my story about Mary's example of pondering.
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Your True Christmas
What does a true Christmas look like for you? Here's my story of when I decided to stop doing Christmas and start being Christmas.
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My Father's Rice and Beans
Rice and beans meant home to my dad. Here's my story of how home is where you decide to make it.
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Behold
What we behold, we become. How spending time with God and the Word first makes me a better person.
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What Does Your Reading Stack Say About You?
How book piles are really about surrounding yourself with hope no matter what life throws at you.
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The Lovely Place of Hard-Fought Joy
Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,...
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