Prayer
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Puzzling
I try to read the signs to figure it out; often there are no signs to be seen so I turn even the most non-signs into signs. Is that you, Lord, or just a random post? Does that bird mean something or is it just pretty? What is it exactly you’re doing? It’s as if 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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Fan of Prayer?
I’m honored to participate in our pastor’s current sermon series, “#1 Fan?” as a guest writer. Here is the fifth installment: — It had come as a shock. She simply placed her hand on my arm and with sympathy in her eyes and her voice barely above a whisper she said, “I’m sorry. There’s no heartbeat.” I choked Continue reading
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Unfighting (Thanksday #77)
It’s been days and days of crazy and confusion and chaos and I’ve felt as though the roaring lion is pacing back and forth and back and forth around my camp. And the fence is high and there’s fire on the fence that’s keeping him out, but he’s still there just looking and seeking any Continue reading
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Five Minute Friday #10
Linking up with The Gypsy Mama: “Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right or not. So we take five minutes on Friday and write like we used to finger paint. For Continue reading
