Foot sore from the rough, stoney path, catching our breath in the shade, we pondered turning back. Perhaps counting the cost of hiking this primitive trail in the lower Gamilla range of the Pindus mountains in Greece too easily escaped us. Rising out of the Vikos Gorge; the deepest gorge in the world at a depth of over 1000 meters,…
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Trusting When Joy Seems Hidden
The Art of Practicing Stillness
The summer solstice is the meteorlogical arrival of summer, though most of us welcomed summer temperatures a few weeks ago. School is out, vacation plans set and the shift to more relaxed schedules acomplished. Hearing colleagues mention their joy in casual family schedules seems immediately eclipsed by their litany of activites for the children, household projects and scores of get-togethers….
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Are You Growing Spiritually?
We often take spiritual growth for granted. After becoming Christians we go to church, read our Bibles, pray and trust God to complete the good work He began in us. (Philippians 1:6)But God’s purpose for every believer is steady spiritual growth which requires work on our part in tending our spiritual garden. Are you growing spiritually? Do you feel sluggish…
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Summer Mindfulness with God’s Gift of Water
Summer vacation is in full swing for most families with school ending and warmer temperatures dominating the weather. For most, summer fun involves water of some kind, whether pools, sprinklers, oceans, lakes or rivers, water plays a big part in summer refreshment. Water is one of the most powerful gifts of creation. Join me this week for summer mindfulness with…
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The Wisdom of God When Life is Hard
Traveling through the hard places of life wears us down; challenging the goodness of God. Jesus told us in this world, trouble travels as our companion. (John 16:33) At times my request for a new traveling companion supercedes my desire for suffering to have its perfect work in my life. Pain distracts from the truth; pushing us for a way…
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Experiencing the Divine Fragrance of God
Walking through my garden on a warm day, gifts me with cascading fragrances; sweet, floral, citrusy, woodsy all at once. Their complexities make the discernment of the source of each fragrant delight well nigh impossible. Yet the fragrance as a whole draws me in, as if to woo me into the magnificence of its complexity. Wandering from plant to plant;…
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The Limitless Mercy of Our God
At times suffering clouds our view of the limitless mercy of our God. Whether suffering results from our own poor choices, the unkindness of others or a source totally out of our control, we often feel abandoned by God, or worse, punished by God. Precipitated by my memorization of Psalm 103, I recently spent considerable time meditating on God’s mercy….
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They Said Yes-Memorial Day Tribute
They said Yes-Memorial Day tribute; join me as I step away from my Mindfulness Monday posts to pay tribute to our nation’s finest: the fallen heroes of Freedom. Men and women who courageously gave their lives in selfless service in our nation’s wars, gifting us the freedom we enjoy, but so often take for granted. “Greater love hath no man…
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When You Can’t Take One More Step
Demands, requests, responsibilities, all converged into the perfect storm; a storm so fierce, all vision of the way forward was obscured. Worse, buried by the onslaught, I felt unseen, lost in a heap of quandaries, with no hope of resolution. When you can’t take one more step, where do you turn? I put my head down, rely on my iron…
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