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The Juggling Act

Paying attention, I quickly catch and then carefully toss them again in the air. The effort and attention needed to keep all the balls in the air is exhausting. While every ball is important, some are precious. I attempt to give more attention to the precious balls but cannot, because here comes another one in …

Reflection & Anticipation #2

Be still. I cannot do this easily. Either my mind or my body is always going. Even when physically still, I’m thinking, planning or even worrying. But God has taught me a lesson about being still and knowing Him. It’s a necessary endeavor. “Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10a This week, …

Reflection & Anticipation #1

Thank you. Two small words meant to embody thoughts, sentiments, and more gratitude than I can ever express or understand. Yet each day I wake up with these two words in my mind.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. ~1 Chronicles 16:34

This verse is closest to giving voice to my feelings, emotions and sense of appreciation. God has been and ever will be faithful to me. My response is to continually give him my thanks.

However, those two tiny words seem so insignificant given the scope of all I have been given, especially this year:

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Pause for Gratitude

And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. ~ Colossians 3:15 Thankfulness. It’s the focus of big celebratory feasts on Thursday, but is also what I feel towards God and all of you, who …

It is Well…

A prosperous lawyer invested a sizable amount of his hard earned money in real estate in the growing city of Chicago, then lost most of it in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Despite their loss, the man and his wife spend countless hours assisting the survivors of the tragedy. Two years later, his wife and …