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Do We Really “Need” It? A Former Student Says NO
This is the first of three Throw-Back Thursdays – Christmas themed articles. Today’s post was originally published on this blog in 2018. I hope you enjoy it! MLM A student from a few years ago just came to mind as I began to notice how many people around me were…
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From Fall to Winter – In 48 Hours
From a chilly but clear sunset walk on November 29th… …to a cold, snowy sunset walk on December 1st. Over a foot of snow fell in our area of New York to welcome December…
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Reunion Tower – Dallas, Texas
A new post in the Texas Tuesdays series… The Ball Known as “The Ball”, Reunion Tower is immediately recognizable in the downtown Dallas skyline. Covered in hundreds of bright lights, the tower with a ball at the top is particularly pretty at nighttime, the globe visible on a clear evening…
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“Nights Should All Be Silent, Days Should All Slow Down”
My post title includes lyrics from the iconic song, Christmas Dream, sung by Perry Como. Every year when I played it during the holidays, the kids would cringe yelling, “Mom, this song sounds so olddddddd…!” Well, it is old! Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote Christmas Dream for a…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
“Let us come before him with thanksgiving!” Psalm 95:2 NIV I wish you and your beloveds the Happiest of Thanksgivings!
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Silent Sunday-Intentional Quiet
“Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands…” 1 Thessalonians 4:11 When I think of silence, gentle candle flickers come to mind. Soft lighting in a dim room. Steady fairy lights. The first snowflakes serenely falling from a moonlit sky.…
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Thankful Thursday-Philippians
“Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6
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Gen Z’ers Think Mid-Lifers Know Everything…or Nothing
The 35-year-young mom of two preschoolers quickly said hello, then fired off a series of complaints to me in a breathy 20 seconds. ‘My husband and I should be saving money but he wants another flat screen on the back porch. Things aren’t great between us. Like, they are bad.…
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Silent Stillness is Counter-Cultural
“The Lord will fight for you while you [only need to] keep silent and remain calm.” Exodus 14:14 Amplified “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 This scripture was pressed in black vinyl above my office door for years. In the midst of grading endless papers, writing curriculum, managing kids’ schedules…
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Thankful Thursday – 1 Corinthians
“…but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57 AMP
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