Category: Encouragement & Hope
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Loved
Read more: LovedDear me, I suppose we should begin with the one everyone says, but the one truth that if we allowed it to SINK deep, could transform. God so loved. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the [bronze] serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], 15 so that whoever believes will in…
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Help me
Read more: Help meRecently, I found the delights of Britbox and all of the shows that are in their vault. We are having trouble coming up for air as we follow story lines on such shows as Shetland, Shakespeare and Hathaway and others. In each mystery show, there is a moment or many, of helplessness, where the team…
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Mud puddle or…
Read more: Mud puddle or…Living in a county named Lake, it surprised me to find the hawk taking a bath in the sludge. We have a lot of bodies of water. The hawks fly over the territory all the time and yet, when bath time came, chose a mud puddle. I’m sure there are aviary resources that could give…
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Words
Read more: WordsDo you ever sit down for a conversation and realize that it was a mistake? As the words tumble out of your mouth, you wish you could take them back. You wish you could make things better. You wish you could heal and you don’t even know where to start. Or words are thrown at…
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Perspective
Read more: PerspectiveEach of our voices has value and has merit, as children of God, we are in a time to learn, discover and allow ourselves to be humble. Can we do this? Can we listen? Can we stop and hear the voices of the people around us?
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Giants
Read more: GiantsThis morning, Giants Fall by Francesca Batistelli, rang through my house. Here’s how this works for this feeler, I think about all the other people in my life who could be blessed by this song and how I can be praying for them and…see what I’ve done? Not dealt with my own giants. Giant number…
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Bridge
Read more: BridgeAt our local forest preserve, we have a bunch of small bridges that aid the hiker in accessing parts of the path that become muddy, slushy and hard to access in inclement weather, basically Illinois weather. Hiking boots and dogs alike pay the price in the areas that do not have such amenities. Blame game…
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Hiding
Read more: HidingI am going to be real with you. I do not gravitate towards people who are not real with me. People who tell me how it really goes with them. These are my people. I can meet with them and they with me. Clearly, the social distancing thing prevents face to face. This takes work,…
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Keeps
Read more: KeepsWhen I walk, for some unknown reason, I find myself pointing my head down, focused on the road. Finding myself, many times, staring intently at the potholes, grass and pebbles. Allow me to report this is when the walk becomes long and I become irritated with my cute dog. The cold becomes too cold. My…
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Focusing
Read more: FocusingSo, I am not a coloring book aficionado. I would LIKE to be one who sits and finishes coloring book pages and enjoying this process, but I start a page and I get distracted way too easily. For example, I see a coffee cup. I see a dog toy. I see dish rag. Okay, who…
