Tag: Quotes
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Robin’s egg blue
“Maybe I have been living much too fast, too restlessly, too feverishly, forgetting to pay attention to what is happening here and now, right under my nose. Just as a whole world of beauty can be discovered in one flower, so the great grace of God can be tasted in one small moment.” -Henri Nouwen…
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When nature resumes her loveliness
There is something about spring that gives me permission to begin again. All the lilies and trees and tulips are saying, “Look! We’re doing it!” and so I join them. I start with my external environment: our home. I’m fairly certain I have neglected most basic household cleaning tasks over the past year, so I…
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The root of joy
Lately I have been inspired to re-commit to my gratitude practice! It is definitely a “practice” for me as I so easily slip into complaining and taking things for granted. This quote from David Steindl-Rast gave me a much needed reminder about the necessity of gratitude: “The root of joy is gratefulness… It is not joy that makes us…
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Easter 2021
I hope you all enjoyed Easter weekend! We had a fun one although it didn’t really feel like Easter to me?! We spent Saturday with Josh’s family for his cousin’s bridal shower and then had a birthday celebration for one of our nieces. On Easter morning we (me, Josh and the boys) went to an…
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A light so lovely
“We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.” -Madeleine L’Engle-
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Life lately
I feel guilty saying this as we are in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, but… life here in my tiny corner of the universe has been really good lately. It hasn’t been without its challenges (for example, I am currently out of work with no PTO to my name!), but I have found that…
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Knowing
“She said, I’m tired of living in fear of the future. I want to laugh more, knowing in the deep of me that whatever comes my way will be beautiful or it will have the great capacity to change me in ways the easy roads couldn’t.” -Hannah Brencher-
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Lessons from trees
“I worry too much. Autumn trees ask me not to worry. They, like Jesus, suggest trust rather than worry. So often in autumn I want to go lean my head against a tree and ask what it feels like to lose so much, to be so empty, so detached, to take off one’s shoes that…
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Peace within
“May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be…
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Persevere
Earlier this week, a friend recommended that I listen to this sermon from Annie F. Downs. Y’all, it was a game changer! If you are growing weary in some area of your life right now, then I promise that this sermon will uplift your soul. “You look like Jesus to people when you don’t give…
A Continual Feast 