How to Lighten our Grip

Let me know.  I ask, text and email this phrase as my mind whirls with plans.  God created me with an organization gene.  I consider it one of my gifts.  But I’m learning I cannot plan and control everything.  Collaboration is necessary.  So I organize then ask others to ‘let me know’ their input, decisions …

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Never Run Alone

Steadfast, yet disappointed. I am sure, yet unsure of what’s next. A call brought even more worry. Plans cancelled and left without what was eagerly anticipated, I sat wondering what next while overwhelmed at what was to come.  Tired and searching, I asked God what to write about and sensed it was about faith. I opened …

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Sensing His Presence

The tangerine color caught my eye among all the gray. I glanced past my daughter in the passenger seat to glimpse a beautiful sunrise amid the fog. Brilliant hues of peach, pink and orange turned to yellows as we traveled for a few hours the other morning. The majesty of the colors was a grateful …

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Finding Peace in Total Surrender

Anxiety lurked beneath her beautiful makeup. Fear swam in the blue of her eyes. The what if’s of what could go wrong floated like word bubbles above her head. Yes, she had prayed. But she still couldn’t let go. I know this feeling.  We pray but still worry. We trust but still wonder. We just …

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Heeding the Call

“Down!”  The coach screams to his player rounding third.  He’ll need to slide into home to score the run.  The coach sees what the player can’t as the player runs as fast as he can.  He heeds the coach’s call and slides.  Safe! The run scores and the crowd erupts. Wouldn’t it be great if …

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