Tag Archives: weakness

Silence, Goals, and Grace

Posted on October 26, 2013 by sheilacampbell

Returning to my blog tonight feels much like greeting an old friend after a long absence. When I first starting blogging I hoped to pen something twice a week. When daily demands on my time hijacked my goal I lowered my … Continue reading →

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Allured by Grace

Posted on August 1, 2013 by sheilacampbell

Recently I was reading in the book of Hosea. I always find it amazing that I can read a story that I’ve read many times before and suddenly see it in a different light – in gospel light. In the … Continue reading →

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Scars

Posted on May 13, 2013 by sheilacampbell

As I carry the mail to rural residents in the Texas Panhandle, I spend several hours in my car traveling many miles on countless dirt and county roads. While I travel, I enjoy listening to Christian radio stations and I … Continue reading →

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Reminders of Blessings

Posted on April 6, 2013 by sheilacampbell

I read these words posted by Ryan Sprague and the memories come flooding back, “In that moment I was more disappointed that my cereal would get soggy than I cared about my child.” Ryan’s post about Soggy Cereal reminded me … Continue reading →

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A Grace Filled Year

Posted on January 2, 2013 by sheilacampbell

Yesterday I put up a new calendar. I am always amazed at how quickly the year passes. It seems the older I get the faster the calendar pages turn. And like many others, a new year usually finds me making … Continue reading →

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Barren and Covered with Waste

Posted on October 17, 2012 by sheilacampbell

I love working in my garden while watching a beautiful October sunset change the sky from a burnt orange that reflects gold on fading grass to a brilliant scarlet and finally departs the horizon, leaving it lingering in a violet … Continue reading →

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Looking Beyond Fear

Posted on June 15, 2012 by sheilacampbell

I was four years old the first time I ever climbed a tree. On that particular afternoon, billowing thunderclouds were building in the distance while above me the sun was shining. I was alone in the back yard and I … Continue reading →

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Riches in an Old Hymn

Posted on June 13, 2012 by sheilacampbell

In church on Sunday we sang the hymn How Firm a Foundation, and all week the words of that old hymn have been echoing through my head. I pulled out an old hymnal from a stack that I have collected … Continue reading →

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Dancing in the Dark

Posted on May 22, 2012 by sheilacampbell

I stand a long time and watch as the darkness gathers around me and a thumbnail of the moon begins to shed its thin light in the night sky. As the dark falls around me I touch a button and … Continue reading →

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Total Surrender

Posted on April 26, 2012 by sheilacampbell

As I seek solitude this morning, my heart is heavy and I find prayer is difficult.  It has been a long time since my prayers felt distant and I miss the sweetness of the morning that is usually present.  However, … Continue reading →

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