How to Lighten our Grip

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

never run alone

Steadfast, yet disappointed. I am sure, yet unsure of what’s next. A call brought even more worry. Plans cancelled and grieving what was eagerly anticipated, I wondered 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, to never run …

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Sensing His Presence

Sensing God's 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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Worshipful Leaping

worshipful leaping

Hopping easily from one stone to the next, the path across the river seems clear.  I slip and nearly fall but quickly regain my footing.  Looking up, the next step appears miles away requiring a jump to a jagged rock in flowing water.  I could turn around, but I’ve come this far and the destination …

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A Reminder from God

a reminder from God

God moments: occasions when circumstances line up in our lives which could only have been orchestrated by God. I had one of them this week as a reminder from God to not fear, no matter the circumstance. When asked to lead an Advent devotion based on Mary’s visit by the angel Gabriel, I chose to …

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