Devotions
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Mothering
We rejoice at the positive pregnancy test and immediately plan the colors of the nursery. If it’s a girl, it’ll be Tiffany Blue and if it’s a boy, grays and navy. And when the ultrasound time comes and we find out the gender we immediately pick names. In the span of 20 minutes we’ve considered Continue reading
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Bullying
Discouragement is a bully. It comes at you on the playground when you’re running and laughing and enjoying life and delivers a sucker punch that brings you to a heap on the ground gasping for breath and crying silently. Discouragement is a bully. It interrupts the moments of contentedness and peace and just when you’re Continue reading
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Chasing Dreams I Never Had
You know those times, I’m sure of it. Those times when a friend shares a success of hers and you suddenly are consumed with the desire to have the same success — even if you never even once thought about it before. Or those times when a friend experiences a huge milestone in her life and Continue reading
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Blowing
Remember when you were a child, and you’d run barefoot in the grass searching for dandelions? And it brought such simple delight, to feel the grass in your toes and the sun on your face and the wind in your hair, to search for these gems? And if you found them while they were still Continue reading
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Encouraging (Thanksday #76)
The words come few and far between. The sincere “thank you” and “you’re appreciated” and “you matter” are words that are treasured deep in the heart of the recipient and never, ever forgotten. They are the record of rights that are held closely and act as a shield when the fiery darts of the criticizer Continue reading
