Category: Craving More of God
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Where Have You Been?
I have a bit of an addiction. I love thrift shopping. I have been known to plan shopping trips around the closest Goodwill (and Starbucks), and I frequent the one down the road from me quite a bit. It was on a rare occasion that I recently managed to drag my kids with me. Usually,…
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His Everlasting Arms
The eternal God is your refuge, and His everlasting arms are around you. Deuteronomy 33:27 It’s 10 in the morning. The kids are home again. The snow has pushed them outside of their routine, inside the house, and after only two hours they are bored. Cranky. Hungry. Frustrated. And everything in between. And in desperate…
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Weary, Worn, and In Need of Peace? Ask…
The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. Psalm 121:7 “Ms. January is base. Now you can’t get me!” Each week prior to our Wednesday night lesson at church, our children have a time of play. Their favorite game it seems week in and week out is a good, old-fashioned game…
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Saying Yes to a Little Rest
It is useless for you to work hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest for his loved ones. Psalm 127:2 There is a phrase I have heard many times during my years in both lay and pastoral ministry: You can be doing many “good”…
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Lord, I Am Just Worn!
I’m tired and worn. My heart is heavy. -Tenth Avenue North I have shared before how much I may seem to thrive off this crazy ability to manage an insanely busy schedule. This is something many believe I can make look easy. Juggling the hats labeled mom, taxi driver, student, assistant, pastor, mentor, wife, and counselor,…
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My Go To Therapist
This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. Psalm 91:2 There is something therapeutic about spending time in the salon. If the completely selfish date with oneself is not enough to make you feel better, than certainly the head massage…
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For the Days You Just Don’t Feel “It”
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. Romans 8:26 “I will admit. Today has been one of those days when I am just not feeling it…whatever “it” may be.” This begins my confession on Sunday morning to a congregation of kids, teens, and adults, all waiting for me to pray for the remainder…
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Feeding the “Monster”
For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9 Remember that monster I told you lived in my home? The one who is cranky, often mute, and frequently unable to express how he feels? Well, since this monster is our five-year old son, we also must take this monster with us…
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Peace in the Noise
“But the Lord is in his holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.” Habakkuk 2:20 Some days are just anything but peaceful. From the time the alarm lets off it’s annoying buzzing, to the time the TV is finally shut off and the house is awash in utter darkness and silence, the…
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