Tag Archives: kindness

Salty words

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

While eating my lunch today, I overheard a conversation that broke my heart. A group of friends were discussing youth groups and church attendance, when one of them said, “I quit going to church in ninth grade, when my youth … Continue reading →

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Circles of friends

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

Yesterday I was talking with a young man in his 20’s and we were discussing life choices. He asked me if it was difficult for me to make friends since my perspective on what was important was so different than … Continue reading →

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the evolution of me

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

My life seems like it’s never changing and yet, just the slightest variation in the trajectory will eventually show the biggest shifts. I have been thinking lately about the tasks and activities in my life that I like best and … Continue reading →

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I don’t want to…

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

I don’t want to break promises. I go to great lengths to not even use the word promise when I tell someone I will do something. I fret that I will injure someone if I am not able to fulfill the … Continue reading →

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goodness, gracious

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

Cherished people in my life have drawn lines that seem more like demarcation lines than declaring their point-of-views. I am often without words to respond to what feels like a dare to cross them. I know that as a believer, … Continue reading →

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defining

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Name tags, claim tags, luggage tags, dog tags; all are used for identification purposes. We use these things to connect them with their owners, with their correct places and people. I have been sitting silently this past week, trying to … Continue reading →

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alabaster boxes

Posted on November 4, 2016 by

As I drive into work each morning I listen to a radio program taught by pastor, J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988). Through the Bible is a bit like listening to my grandma’s radio station, yet the teaching is sound and often makes … Continue reading →

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Walls and Bridges

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

Growing up, there was an older couple I used to know who treated each other with compassion and kindness. Each time they spoke to each other, their words would build up their other person. Words like, thank you, I appreciate … Continue reading →

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never enough

Posted on August 28, 2015 by

Each day I strive to spend time with God, reading devotionals, meditating on the words I have read, hoping to steep my soul in them and carry them around during the day. Some days this works, other days one would … Continue reading →

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On truth, lies, and the in between

Posted on March 13, 2015 by

We have all been told to tell the truth in life.  We tell our kids it’s important, we get mad when politicians don’t, and we may even go so far as to say, “Well, it says to speak the truth … Continue reading →

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