How to Overflow with Joy

Shop the Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals, get the tree up, hang the Christmas decorations, make cookies, create, order, address and mail the cards, plan and host the parties and don’t forget to remember the reason for the season!  Whew! This time of year is reserved to reflect, enjoy and prepare our hearts and …

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The Ultimate Thankfulness

14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 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. 16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. …

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Follow Him Amid Shifting Seasons

Windy rain swirls withered leaves into a brown residue amid the gray day. As colorful as those leaves were a few weeks ago, they now are disintegrating as the season shifts. Life’s seasons shift too and often leave our path unclear. For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. ~Ecclesiastes …

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Honoring the Command to Rest

“I just want to rest!” I commented to my friend Sunday morning. My mind, body and soul were aching to rest.  Regrettably, it was not to be last weekend.  I honored the Sabbath by attending church, but it was a whirlwind to get there, a rush the rest of the day until finally a collapse into bed …

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Find Value in Everyday Milestones

It’s as if I’m seeing it for the first time. Colors shift from green to a smattering of gold, orange and crimson. It begins at the apex and seeps downward. The speckle of warm shades leads to an onslaught of brilliant hues. After silently transpiring for days or weeks, it quickly vanishes. Blown away by …

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