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Always. Pantote.
Always be joyful. (1 Thessalonians 5:16) You know the verse. It’s the first part of a long command to always be thankful…always pray… no matter what happens. Always be joyful. A stand-alone sentence is a stand-alone verse blended into a unified command reiterating to always. And I wondered about that word always…because really, it can’t Continue reading
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Beauty in the Brokenness (A Beautiful Life: Week 3)
WEEK 1 – INTRODUCTION WEEK 2 – DANCING AMID DISASTER Say hello to my friend Allison. (Hi, Allison!) I asked her to send me whatever pic she wanted to accompany her introduction, but truth be told, I squealed with delight when she sent this one because it’s my most favorite ever. This picture — this Continue reading
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Dancing Amid Disaster (A Beautiful Life: Week 2)
To read last week’s introduction, click here. I’m so excited to introduce you to Missy! We first became friends through the power of the blogosphere, and when we met in person at Allume this year, it was more than obvious we were sisters from another mister. My goodness, we’re practically the same person — down Continue reading
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A Beautiful Life (New Series: Introduction)
“You direct me on a path that leads to A BEAUTIFUL LIFE. As I walk with you, the pleasures are never-ending, and I know true joy and contentment.” (Psalm 16:11, Voice) There has been pain. Pain when two boys we used to care for in our home were killed. Pain when a fellow student in Continue reading
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25 Things to Be Happy About (Part Three)
When I was in college I picked up a little book called 14,000 Things to Be Happy About. It’s simply hundreds of pages of stream-of-consciousness lists of things that make you happy. When life was stressful or I was feeling blue, I would just pull out that book and smile like crazy. And I would take a Continue reading
