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“Give God the Glory”
Post Views = 2850 Glory is not a word spoken often in nonreligious circles. And I fear it has become a cliché among Christians. “I just want to give God the glory.” “In my life, be glorified, Lord.” But, what does it even mean? The dictionary meaning of glory is “high renown or honor; magnificence…
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Prayer
Post Views = 4846 What is prayer? A spiritual discipline? A conversation? Connection with God? A way to get God to do things? I pray every day, in some form or another, whether it’s when I’m alone and quiet, or words I write in a journal, or with my family before meals or bed, or…
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Silence
Post Views = 6050 The silence of early mornings. This is my time. My favorite part of the day. Often I’m the first one up in the house. I can read, meditate, pray, write, correspond, check social media, all in the silence. This is precious silence. And then there is uncomfortable silence. If I’m home by…
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Book Review: Parenting Without Regret
Post Views = 2914 Raising Kids with Purpose, Not Perfection By Jimmy and Laura Seibert #SpeakeasyParentingNoRegrets Parenting has definitely been one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, things I have done in my life. I’ve been a parent for over 21 years now with an 11-year-old daughter still under my wings, and I still…
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It’s Okay
Post Views = 4264 Where did I get the idea that I have to be strong, I can’t show emotion, I need to keep my feelings to myself? Where did I get the idea that I shouldn’t cry, I shouldn’t show my true self, I shouldn’t let my guard down? But, slowly, I’m learning……
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Live the Question
Post Views = 2219 “At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.” (Ranier Maria Rilke) Live the question. In the present. Right here and now. Let the questions come. Let the questions bubble up in my thoughts. Don’t…