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God is Watching You…but Not From a Distance
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness” (Jeremiah 31:3). My little world was bright and white as the sun reflected off the snow that rare Alaska morning. I sensed a presence looking down at me; watching me as I played in...
What is the Hardest Thing You’ve Ever Had to Give Up?
"For we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world" (1 Timothy 6:7). I never realize how much stuff I have until it's time to move it all. What used to fit in the back of my pickup now requires a moving truck the size of a semi....
Is it Ever OK to Not Want to Recover?
“When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” (John 5:6) Mental illness, addiction, and other traumas plague many families including my own. When I chose to recover it was a...
The Message in God’s Creation
My husband and I love hiking together. We've visited over 60 national parks in the time we've been married. While gazing in awe at the Grand Canyon from Cape Final; frightfully looking down at Yosemite Valley from Taft Point; staring in wonderment at the snow capped...
This is Another Thing that Could Be Drowning Out God’s Voice
You word is a lamp on my feet, a light on my path" (Psalm 119). In a previous piece I wrote about how listening to too many opinions can make it hard to hear God's voice. This dovetails with another thing that can drown out God's voice; an unclear sense of...
You Are Real
When I was a child I loved reading The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams 1922). It’s a story about a child's toy that longs to be 'Real.' “What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?” “Real isn’t...
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BA-Journalism/Broadcasting | MA Christian Leadership | MS Addiction Counseling
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