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Silence, Goals, and Grace
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
Posted in Grace, Lessons in Old Hymns, Life Lessons
Tagged acceptance, balance, grace, gratitude, praise, weakness, Works
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Distracted and Delayed or Gratefully Spent
First it was the holidays and company, followed by a week-long ski trip in January and in-between preparations for these major events there was always work and an endless ‘to-do’ list of everyday tasks that seems to have kept my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Moments Worth Remembrance
Tagged acceptance, blessings, contentment, grace, memories, time, Works
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A Grace Filled Year
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
How Quickly We Forget
The rain falls softly and I drink in the sound as I stand still on the porch and look out into grey skies. We’ve had a few rainy days this summer – a few – but not enough and I … Continue reading
Crumpled Faith
“Honey, you have every reason to cry. Crying don’t mean you’ve given up and it don’t mean God has left you or that little boy of yours neither.” These words, spoken to me by a kind, elderly, cleaning lady on … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, My Journey with Justin
Tagged acceptance, faith, relationship with God, suffering, Works
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Long Shadows
I look out on the long shadows of early evening and I am reminded that the longest days of summer are drawing to a close. It always occurs to me sometime around the first of August that the days are slowly getting shorter. … Continue reading
Posted in Praise, Seasons
Tagged blessings, change, contentment, grace, memories, shadows, Works
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Broken Gates
Yesterday, I was listening to an audio book by Tim Keller titled, “The Reason for God”. Somewhere in the eleventh or twelfth chapter, Tim Keller begins to speak on forgiveness and how it relates to salvation and why Christ had … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Life Lessons
Tagged forgiviness, grace, hard things, relationship with God, sin, Works
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Words Unspoken and Deeds Undone
“Love you, girl!” I hung up the phone with the words still ringing in my ears and swallowed hard the lump in my throat. I realized I had hung up without acknowledging those words and, worse yet, without returning them. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship
Tagged friends, friendship, grace, relationships, words, Works
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More on Trust
When I was a little girl my mother used to read to me Aesop’s fables. One of my favorites was the story of the Milkmaid and Her Jug. This is the story of a young milkmaid on her way to … Continue reading
A Benefactor of Grace
As we draw closer to resurrection Sunday, I have been thinking about grace and pride. Those two topics may not seem to go together, but they both have been in my thoughts often. Grace is defined as unmerited favor, but … Continue reading
Pausing To Praise 