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Impossible Things “More often than not a human creature seemed cast for the role that suited him least. There was a purpose here, perhaps. To swim with the stream was easy; it was swimming against it that increased one’s strength.” – Elizabeth Goudge, The Bird in the Tree What is that thing you said you’d […]
Look to Him “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” Psalms 121:1-2 Day by day I look for help. I might look to the internet, to a friend, to my oils, to hot black coffee, or to […]
Thoughts from the Mom Who Needs Grace It was a normal day at home with my girls. Things were getting a little chaotic and needed to change. Instead of stomping my foot and insisting a different mood, I choose to cultivate one. So I ask, “Would you girls like to help me bake some muffins?” […]
Clinging to our past is drenching, isn’t it? It keeps us from experiencing the fullness of the present. Sometimes we just need to let go. Perhaps it’s pride from past successes, insecurities that we’ve allowed to define us, pain from hurtful experiences, or crippling guilt from our mistakes. Is there anything from your past that […]
Vivid memories still linger from my childhood of those aching days before something exciting was going to take place. Perhaps it was spring break or a birthday. In my teen years it was summer camps. Countless times I’d count down the days. Those periods of waiting might have felt unbearable at the time, but they […]