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“The Hungry Soul He fills with Good things”
For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. Luke 13:29 ESV The longing soul. The hungry soul. Obviously the filling here is not physical. And yet, metaphor is such a powerful way to get the truth from the theoretical to the place of our deepest knowing. What am […]
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Depths of Sorrow, Heights of Joy
“Art also reveals the “roar which lies on the other side of silence.” In other words, artists, by being sensitive to the world around them, also feel deeply the wounds and agony of life along with its explosive potential. To know an artist is to know both the depth of sorrows and the heights of […]
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Prayers Rising like Incense
“May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.” Psalm 141 : 2 NIV I’m taking liberties with my metaphor. This is obviously steam and not incense. But I’ve been thinking about the prayers of the saints lately. Are our prayers rising? In […]
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Chasing the Light
I am forever chasing light. Light turns the ordinary into the magical. -Trent Parke, The Seventh Wave
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Winter Sunsets and Dependable Kindness
I have a very kind husband. The kind of husband who has forever changed my view of men. You see, I grew up with men who equated machoism and control for manliness. Men who were selfish, unreliable. Men who valued status and power and wealth. Men who thought using women was acceptable. Men who were […]
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Of Winter and Rest
Wayne Muller says: ‘Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the compass points that would show us where to go, we bypass the nourishment that would give us succor. We miss the quiet that would give us wisdom. We miss the joy and love born of effortless delight.” Winter is an […]
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A quiet corner for Mama
Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.” — Dr. Seuss I would agree, but I would also add to carve out a quiet space for you to read alone . I’m a huge advocate of reading aloud to our children , but we also need a small […]
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10 Ways to Nurture Your Children
What is nurturing? Nurturing is essentially developing a secure bond between your child and yourself. I’m going to give you ten ways to nurture your children. Some of them you may not have thought of before, many of them may be things you are already doing. One: Look your child in the eyes when they […]
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Modern Parenting Stressors
What is the biggest issue facing you today when it comes to parenting? Financial problems? Scheduling logistics? lack of time? Critics, who think they know better than you of how to best raise your child? As culture shifts, the ways we think about parenting and define being a “good” parent continue to evolve. Parenting through […]
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