When to rest I’m trying to dedicate more posts to thinking about rest. For today I have an acronym to help you think about what Sabbath rest might look like. Please know that I’m not going to define “Sabbath” for you. For me, that’s Sunday. I understand all the reasons …

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Excuses: The Beginning I was sitting in the hard pew at church. The cushions were removed due to Covid. Only my family was sitting near me. Everyone else was more than 6 feet away. The pastor was talking way up front (I’m a rear-church sitter, please don’t judge me). I …

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Quieting the Should of Should I recently listened to Quieting the Shout of Should by Crystal Stine. This is a great book for removing pressure from ourselves and living into the woman God made us to be. I think you’ll really enjoy it! She also has great discussion/workbook/book club ideas …

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What Does It Mean To Be Loving? This might seem like a silly question. But surely we can all relate. We do something “loving” for someone but they don’t even seem to know that we did anything at all. When we feel like our efforts are in vain, we do …

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Storms A while ago I posted about the storms we experience in this life. Whether we are in a recession, a global pandemic, or have our own personal challenges, many of us are finding ourselves back in a storm. Most would agree that storms are the very belly of the …

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Difficult conversations It’s easy to fall into the trap of fighting or arguing with someone when we are having a difficult conversation. It may not be so easy to remember prayer before difficult conversations. It’s natural for us to defend our opinions and defend the things we love. Sometimes when …

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Remember When? Just a few years ago you married the love of your life. Everything was perfect. You couldn’t be happier with the union you two created, and the commitment you both made to one another. You had regular date nights and set aside time to focus on your relationship. …

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Are you ever confused when you read “give thanks in all circumstances“ (1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV) in the Bible? We often wonder how we can possibly do that. Let’s face it, some circumstances just stink. We just want God to deliver us from the situation altogether. Scripture does not say …

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SUMMARY:  The Leper A man enters a pawn shop to sell some wares. When the shopkeeper discovers the man has leprosy, he freaks out (according to custom at the time). The downtrodden man leaves and heads to the countryside, seeking Jesus. The man’s sister was a server at the wedding …

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Importance of Nonverbal Communication Most nonverbal communication happens without us even realizing it. Recently I was on a zoom Bible study. I was multitasking: my phone was propped on the spoon rest; headset in my ears – while I cooked dinner, monitored my son’s time in the shower, fed the …

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