Category: Grace
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Oh, What A Year!
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Oh what a year! Some good… some bad… some ugly… some beautiful! Here’s my take away from 2013… 1. The beginning of a new calendar year does not mean the tough things from the previous year are done and over. It’s truly just another day on the calendar. What changes is how I choose to…
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When The Fog Rolls In…
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Our journey as a Christ follower is never finished. We will be learning and growing until we take our last breath and graduate from this life into eternity. The older I get, the more excited about that I become. On our journey, we hit milestones of growth along the way, Today was one of those…
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The Gifts of Advent…
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Recently, I’ve been drawn into watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel. I know what you are thinking… please don’t judge me! Most of the movies portray Christmas in a very sweet, festive light…always with a happy ending. If you just watch one or two, it’s fine. If you watch more than that, you begin…
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A New Day…
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As I read back over my journal of the past few years, I came across a poem I wrote on May 9, 2012. What a sweet gentle reminder… With dawn comes a new day With a new day comes new worries With new worries comes a compounded list of new and old With a new…
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Just For Today…
Today I have a day. A week day. A bereavement day. A day all to myself. A day to rest. A day to invest in some self-care. A day… Awake before the crack of dawn because of the time change, I reluctantly got out of bed much earlier than I had hoped. If I’d lay…
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A Moment in Time…
Yesterday I woke early to pouring rain. It was cold and rainy. As the day progressed, the winds began and it was blustery and cold. As we sat inside the church, celebrating the life of my sister, the room suddenly lit up for just a few seconds. The sun came out just briefly and brightened…
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Oh, the tangled web we weave…
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Seasons come and seasons go. Autumn is that season when most of what we know to be beautiful and vibrant slowly loses life and dies. Our once green trees and colorful flowers lose their luster and eventually fall to the ground…either gone forever or lying dormant for the winter. Some very quickly and some taking…
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Summer 2013…
The summer of 2013 has come to an end … too much to write about and too complex to summarize in words. Ups, downs, joys, sorrows, laughs, friends, milestones, celebrations, growth, tears, healing, sunshine, family, loss … I’ll let the pictures tell the story.
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After She Is Gone…
My sister Kate passed away this weekend. My “3 sisters and 4 brothers” has become “2 sisters and 4 brothers.” So many thoughts and emotions are running through my head these past few days. It is beginning to sink in… I’ve lost my sister. Our relationship has been an interesting one over the years. Because…
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Everyone Has a Story…
Every person has a story. Every relationship has a story. Some stories are rich… some are sad… some are tragic… some are sweet. But, everyone has a story. Our world is fast-paced and busy. We move from one activity or event to another in our day with a hurried sense of urgency. As we are…
Thoughts and Reflections on Life 