Sharing my thoughts and suggestions for a “serenity summer” previously, I feel the same beckoning within my own soul for the serenity of silence, solitude, and stillness. While summer certainly offers many opportunities for activity, it often invites me into a slower rhythm. Making time to move more slowly through the longer days of summer pulls the light inward, illuminating…
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The Serenity of Silence, Solitude, and Stillness
4 Ways to Find Peace During Difficult Seasons
Welcome to my Friends and Fellowship Serenity Summer Soiree. Each week during the months of June, July, and August plan to enjoy meeting some of my favorite writing friends and fellowship around the goodness of the Lord. This week, we are encouraged by my sweet friend, and award-winning writer, Jeanne Takenaka, as she shares 4 ways to find peace during difficult…
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Embracing Possibilities
Welcome to my Friends and Fellowship Serenity Summer Soiree. Each week during the months of June, July, and August plan to enjoy meeting some of my favorite writing friends and fellowship around the goodness of the Lord. This week, we are encouraged by my amazing friend, Laurie Meek Watkins, as she leads us in embracing possibilities in the midst of heartbreak….
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Interruptions or Invitations?
Our view of people reveals much about our view of God. Wrestling with this convicting thought recently uncovered a painful self-discovery: the ease with which I view people as interruptions, or even irrelevances to my day. Yet, more often than not, the interruptions of my days are actually God’s invitations to engage Him through others. Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes in Life Together,…
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June Jubilations: Share Four Somethings
Waving farewell to another month, I rejoice in a glance back at my June Jubilations joining Jennifer Goodwin as she hosts a monthly feature called, Share Four Somethings, where writers share the fourth Saturday of each month something in each of four categories from the previous month. Many readers notice I choose a theme for each month, which often reflects lessons or themes from…
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Breathing Life into Dry Places
Lifelessness tends to lead to hopelessness. We wake up one morning realizing our lives resemble a series of robotic motions bereft of the once vibrant embracing of moments. Stuck in the liminal space of the present, we neither relish looking back nor forward. In this space, Hope began breathing life into my dry places. Though mundane and wilderness trails may…
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Good-bye What Ifs, Hello Possibilities
Welcome to my Friends and Fellowship Serenity Summer Soiree. Each week during the months of June, July, and August plan to enjoy meeting some of my favorite writing friends and fellowship around the goodness of the Lord. This week, we are encouraged by my sweet friend, Lois Flowers, in saying good-bye to what ifs and hello to possibilities! Welcome Lois! It…
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Becoming More Like My Father
Welcome to my Friends and Fellowship Serenity Summer Soiree. Each week during the months of June, July, and August, plan to enjoy meeting some of my favorite writing friends and fellowship around the goodness of the Lord. This week, we are encouraged by my sweet friend, and award-winning author, Horace Williams, Jr. as he shares his story, “Becoming More Like My…
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Why You Need Stress in Your Life
What if instead of crumbling into a fretful pile of overwhelm fears, you could step into a more resilient spirit? Considering new ways of embracing the daily possibilities God sends your way may mean gaining a better understanding of why you need stress in your life. Perhaps the elimination of all stress sounds like the perfect path to personal peace,…
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