Throughout the summer we receive them often; so often in fact, I pay little attention to the emergency broadcast system alerts. Living in open farm country, tornados pose a frequent threat in unstable summer storm patterns. Though at times indifferent, we secure fragile outside items and plants, grateful for the warning. At times, when life offers no warning for impending…
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Anchored in the Storms of Life
How to See the Possible in the Impossible
Are you an impossibility thinker or a possibility thinker? One of those ice breaker questions thrown out in a recent seminar peaked my interest. When asked for a show of hands, more negative nellies braved recognition than their more positive counterparts. Still waiting for the dust to settle, I stared at the powerpoint slide’s proclamation: “How to See the Possible…
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Mercies Sufficient For Today
Promising something new, each day in the garden provides delights which encourage my frequent visits. Astonished by the rapid changes of plants and flowers, I marveled at God’s intricate design for creation. Considering the admonishment in James 4:14, reminded me like the garden, we know not what our life may reveal tomorrow. But one thing we know beyond all doubt:…
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Embracing Possibility Within the What ifs
They always show up. At the most inopportune time, they come knocking. Shamelessly intruding even while I attempt closing my eyes in sleep. Interrupting peaceful moments with ideas of impending doom. The relentless barrage of “what ifs” pummels my once quiet mind with worst case scenarios veiled in a simple question, “What if…?” Somehow the answer to that question never…
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Hope Held in the Renewal of Rain
Feeling the shadow drift over my mood at yet another rainy weekend forecast; my thoughts turn back to the messages on my desk. Sorting through the messages, I glanced up at a photo of my two-year old granddaughter in her raincoat, boots, and umbrella. Dancing in the rain, her smile spoke of sheer delight. Somehow, when we grow up, we…
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April Adagio: Share Four Somethings
Waving farewell to another month, I rejoice in a glance back at my April Adagio 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. For those unfamiliar with the musical term, “adagio” chosen for my title this month, it refers to…
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Resilience in the Shifting Sands of Unpredictability
Smiling at the childhood quip of March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb, or vice versa; I wonder which applies to March 2022. For in my area of the country, March offered more extremes than any previous year in memory. Of the many lessons gleaned from March, finding resilience in the shifting sands of unpredictability…
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Our Gift Before the Throne of God
Hallelujah what a Savior! He is Risen! He is Risen indeed! The glories of Resurrection Sunday still echo in a heart never weary of savoring the victory won at Calvary. Our gift before the Throne of God, Jesus Christ purchased our pardon, freeing us from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2) Today, one day after we celebrate the…
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An Encounter with Unspeakable Grief
The Garden, a treasured locale, full of pleasant memories of sweet communion both with His closest friends and loving Father, boasted the delicate fragrance of olive blossoms. On a night charged with emotion and urgency, He chose the one spot his heart felt most at home. Yet an encounter with unspeakable grief tore through every chamber of His human heart….
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