Tag: Love
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100 things
I love watching the first green shoots of spring poke their heads bravely through the earth. I love Easter church services and old hymns and toddlers clutching brightly colored plastic eggs. I love brunch with scrambled eggs and crispy bacon and cold orange juice. I love looking at the weather app and seeing an entire […]
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Pretend parenting
Last weekend I said something to Josh about us being “pretend parents.” “Foster care isn’t pretend,” he reminded me. I know that, but sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. Sometimes when I’m changing diapers or warming up bottles or wiping noses (seriously about to buy stock in Kleenex) I get this sad feeling, like what […]
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The Next 10 Minutes
These days, when I feel overwhelmed by the day stretching before me and the never-ending list of tasks to accomplish, I practice returning to this concept: “What does it look like to love God for the next ten minutes? What does it look like to love the person in front of me for the next […]
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Perfect Love
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” -1 John 4:18 I have to confess: I forget this truth so often. I can spend hours and even days wallowing in fear- fear of the future […]
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Unhurried
Does anyone else feel like God is patiently teaching them the same lesson over and over and over again? I’m thankful He is so gracious with my stubborn little heart. For me lately, the theme has been slowing down, which I have written about before here. I am rereading a book by Alan Fadling called […]
A Continual Feast 