noticing and responding to God in our everyday life
We were sitting at the kitchen counter this afternoon. Finishing up how many pennies make a nickel for first grade homework. There was a knock at the door. Sam drops his pencil. “Gracie!” he shouts and runs for the door. Sure enough, there is Grace, our across the street neighbor. She is standing with her […]
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If you read my post yesterday, you know I started out the day grumpy. Too warm of weather for my fall plans. On the drive down to the fall festival, my mind and heart adjusted as my family reminded me of who I am, of who I am made to be. Vision for our day. […]
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We sat at Caribou Coffee. The one in White Bear Lake. Holding back the frustration of our day not going the way intended. When my dad said: “It’s not about the pumpkin.” I don’t know when the tradition had started. Maybe it was when I was ten. I remember my mom was in the […]
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We picked apples today. We went to the pumpkin patch today. The temperature is a bit too high, but it is indeed fall. We ate lunch by some hay bales. I look across and this one ear of corn is alone in a group of stalks. Just saying hello to me. Saying notice me. No […]
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Obedience and Freedom walking hand in hand. They teach each other to dance, in the safety of their realm. They know here they are safe to express the beauty of their names. They teach me to stop, to see, to notice- through his eyes and wisdom and ways. My soul expands and flows into the […]
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Teach me to stop and listen, Teach me to center down. Teach me the use of silence, Teach me where peace is found. Teach me to hear Your calling, Teach me to search Your Word. Teach me to hear in silence, Things I have never heard. Teach me to be collected, Teach me to be […]
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Cooper headed for the door when he saw me coming with his green leash. The heavy-duty one because he has chewed through the last couple. The rambunctious puppy willingly yielding. It is early October, perfect weather for dog walking and taking everything in. We go around the curve and I notice the tree that is […]
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Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” Jesus replied, “Let us go to the nearby […]
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Blessed Be Your Name In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow Blessed be Your name Blessed Be Your name When I’m found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed Be Your name Every blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise When the darkness closes […]
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The moment. We all have them. First, our minds go to the big ones. The ones that define. That mark. My wedding day. The day we adopted Samuel. But ahh so much of life is lived in the daily. The thousand moments that go unnoticed. The hundreds of decisions that snowball into the portrait of […]
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“Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. “Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great is Thy faithfulness!“ Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided— […]
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We sit at the tables in Wesley Hall. Twelve women gathered around the table, studying the fruit of the Spirit. Someone is talking about a scripture, trying to remember what book of the bible it is found in. Eyes turn towards me. They joke, “you are the pastor’s wife, you must know the answer!” I […]
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And this button if you would like to read last years:
