Not the answer I expected, but unmistakeably clear. Seeking a deeper knowledge of God, my request received not more revelation, but an invitation to listen. My thoughts included a desire for more understanding; more seeing: but my answer involved the deep listening of stillness. Choosing a theme for not only a new month, but a new season, God impressed a…
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An Invitation to Listen
The Power of Cultivating Deep Listening
“Are you listening?” Meeting my frustrated gaze, she assures me she is indeed listening. The vacancy in her eyes, however, reveals a different reality. For many, the desire of being “heard” by those close to them, far outweighs the desire of being seen by them. Exploring the power of cultivating deep listening revealed my own failure in offering the gift…
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Creating a Sacred Space
Creating a sacred space whether inside your home, outside your home, or in another venue altogether, offers a unique refuge for deeper fellowship with God. A way for us to create a threshold between earthly distractions and heavenly rest. In our journeys with thresholds this month, we explored the serenity of threshold moments, reflecting at life’s thresholds, and how to…
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September Savoring: Share Four Somethings
Waving farewell to another month, I rejoice in a glance back at my September Savoring joining Heather Gerwing 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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Joy Fuels Resilience
During a recent conversation over my 2022 One Word, Resilience, a friend shared a Brené Brown quote connecting my 2021 One Word “Joy” with my current word, Resilience. Revealing a unique relationship between my tiny word friend from 2021 and my bold companion in 2022. But fully grasping how Joy fuels Resilience, required a meeting of the minds, or shall…
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Threshold of a New Day: Making Good Choices
Catching the toe of my shoe on the thick metal threshold strip on the step into the garage, reminds me I forgot the package I intended to drop off at the post office. My haste also cost me my mid morning snack, which I failed to remember until much later. Instead of pausing at the threshold of a new day,…
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The Divine Language of Bees
As daylight dwindles by moments, inching toward the autumnal equinox’s perfectly apportioned twelve hours of daylight and darkness, activity among the animal kingdom escalates. Photographing changes in my Autumn Joy sedum, God treated me with a flurry of bee activity close up. Lingering, the divine language of bees invited me into captivating revelations of the Creator. My recent time in…
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Pausing at the Threshold
Still almost one month away, another birthday looming always invites pausing at the threshold of another year. The eagerness of younger years for quickly passing into a new year ahead, wanes as I approach the last leg of my life’s journey. For even if the Lord blesses me with the 100 years I desire, I have but less than half…
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The Serenity of Threshold Moments
Crossing many in the course of a day, physically, emotionally, even spiritually, I seldom pause considering the transition. Thresholds offer a mere few inches or milliseconds of liminal space between what lay behind and what lay ahead. Yet savoring the serenity of threshold moments, positions us in a seamless connection between two worlds. Lingering with the word “threshold” recently, offered…
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