Tag Archives: joy

orphaned no more

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

When someone is described as being an orphan, the image of someone without parents, protection, a home, or security immediately comes to mind. A small child in tattered rags, no shoes, often in a third world country surrounded by squalor … Continue reading →

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slaves no longer

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

As I have been reflecting during this past weekend, I have heard these words whispered intensely in my ear, “You are a slave no more. ” I remember the pain of Jesus on Good Friday, being whipped, beaten, and killed … Continue reading →

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give it up

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

This past Wednesday began the season of Lent. I didn’t grow up in the Catholic or Lutheran church, so Wednesday was another day on the calendar. Nothing more. I saw a few people with an ashen cross marking their foreheads … Continue reading →

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who are you?

Posted on November 15, 2016 by

Not too long ago, I was living with debilitating anxiety. The smallest things made my spirit cower inside; afraid to act, afraid not to act, not knowing how to act. I would become paralyzed by the very idea of making … Continue reading →

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paid

Posted on April 28, 2016 by

Recently, a radio station I listen to took a call from a woman who was trying to contact her utility company. The woman was surprised to get the radio personalities, not the bill paying system she was trying to contact. … Continue reading →

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Caution: it’s Contagious! 

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

It’s brutally cold here and I found that cold had seeped into my soul.  Even though I agreed with the words I sang during worship, I was having trouble getting into my heart. I looked at those around me and … Continue reading →

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limitless

Posted on January 6, 2016 by

There is a battle inside me each day.  Will I go forward and climb out of the darkness or will I remain where I am in the muck and mire? It would seem that every time I am making strides … Continue reading →

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banners

Posted on October 27, 2015 by

So much has been happening in my circle over this past week. My heart has been full, heavy, light, full of joy, full of sorrow, and yes, tired too. I have been praying for those who are holding fast to … Continue reading →

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what do you want?

Posted on September 18, 2015 by

Pulled like taffy, stretched to be thinner, taller, smarter, prettier, more athletic, funnier, quieter, louder, more to the left or the right.  We are exhausted. I am exhausted.  I long to be what/who is desired and needed by those around … Continue reading →

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with and without

Posted on September 16, 2015 by

Henri Nouwen wrote, “Without prayer I become irritable, tired, heavy of heart, and I lose the Spirit who directs my attention to the needs of others instead of my own. Without prayer, my attention moves to my own preoccupation.  I … Continue reading →

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