I get whiplash in January. After a November focus on gratitude, we enter December intentionally giving to others, seeing others. Then January arrives. The world encourages us to do an about-face. Somehow it doesn’t feel right packing up the humble manger scene and putting myself in the center of a ...
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You know the gift. The one you get, but don’t want. And you know the moment. The one where you’re trying to look grateful, but your face is exposing you’re posing. It's out of place when trying to prepare Him room. Sometimes, we get what isn’t on our list, what we never wanted, and what we wouldn’t ...
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Last week, I shared that, “If God so admires small moments, what wonder awaits us when we lean in to know Him.” And I believe that. But sometimes, we may wonder where our wonder went. And we may long to get some wonder back in our life. The lack of necessary noticings of awe-inspiring moments may ...
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People in my hometown caught a rare sighting of the Northern Lights last week around 3 am. Some talked about trying to see for themselves. But why lose sleep and be cold? We could all see photos and time-lapse videos the next day. It was enough wonder for most of us.We’re meant to have moments of ...
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I have a problem with being present. I'm not the only one, because a search for #fullypresent on Instagram turns up about 10 thousand hits. Is it hard for you to be #fullypresent? I hear people talk about wanting to be fully present, even getting away or pushing away so they can experience it ...
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