Well, we made it through October. Now on through November my friends. This is my favorite month. The seasons are changing again. Just as life doesn’t live on repeat day after day after day, we don’t have to feel lost day after day after day. This song reassures us that we are not hopeless
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The Unexpected Treasure Within – Day 31
I didn’t realize it was slightly mean of me to get my five year old grandson and his two year old sister all excited about the surprise I brought them. They ran following me to the car. When I turned around and handed them each their surprise, their mama asked them what it was. “A
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Where is Your Heart? – Day 30
The picture for today shows a heart shaped rock laying in my hand. For a very long time, I had my heart – my broken heart – closed up in my clenched fist. Today – let’s look at the process of opening our hands and hearts and releasing our brokenness to God and what that
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Web Failure – Day 29
When I came across this scripture recently, it was new to me. My first response was to change “they” to “I”. I want to remember the days when I didn’t feel so close to God – when I felt fragile. When I could not depend on anyone or anything to give me the strength I
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Stranded – Day 28
Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” August 14, 2016 My son took this picture as he and his friend were heading out to join rescue efforts the day after the
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Wait – Wait on the Lord – Day 27
Patience it has been said, is a virtue. Is it as hard for you as it is for me when I think I should be moving through the stages of grief quicker than I am? Or even worse – when people begin to tell you to “get over” it? A well meaning friend {I think},
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First Light – Day 26
Another guest Thursday appearance by yet another friend. Join us today as she shares the new grief . . . in her words . . . this is hard for her to put on paper and to bare her grief to the world like this. Yet, in our conversations leading up to publishing it –
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Bits and Pieces – of Peace My Friends – Day 25
Traveling the world, my phone has filled up – with over 20,000 pictures. Today’s post contains several that are really special to me. May they bring you peace, joy and hope this week. Enjoy! There is a part of me that is forever in search of the next adventure,
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Singing in the Pew – Day 24
How can any of us sleep at night? or do we just sing louder? I remember hearing a story of the people who lived near the concentration camps. Years later, they were asked how they could have stood by and not done anything to stop the massacre. Apparently they were afraid of going against what