Emergent Bursts of Prayer

The siren’s whine cut through the music bounding from my headphones as I walked. “It must be close,” I thought.  Glancing at the distant road leading into our neighborhood, red emergency vehicles whizzed past.  Nurse brain and adrenaline kicked in as I envisioned how to help until the EMTs arrived.  As the sirens faded, I …

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Finding Margin Part 2

We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:8b-9 NLT Ever feel like the apostle …

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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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