Tag: relationships
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The Inn after Christmas
These are the leftovers of Christmas that remain underneath our tree. The last of the gifts that need to be unboxed and placed in their appropriate places throughout the house. We chose to unwrap our gifts and then place them here instead of leaving our tree bare after Christmas morning. Weird, maybe. Lazy…whatever you wish…
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Passing the “Love” test
No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I am bankrupt without love. 1 Corinthians 13:3, MSG Love. It’s something we all crave. Deep down in the very core of our beings. Sometimes when we have not received it, it’s also the very thing we reject. Because we want to be loved we…
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Your “good” name
A good name is to be chosen over great wealth. Proverbs 22:1 “Oh, you’re January!” This could be a statement that fills you with a sense of dread. Hmmm…what did they mean by that? Thankfully this time, the comment was made in the local Starbucks that I frequently visit many mornings. The one that knows…
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Peace with everyone
Do all that you can to live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18 For years I have tried to determine the best way to read, reflect, and write what God has spoken to me as I sit with Him each day. There has been quite a learning curve along the way. Many a planner bought.…
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Let my words be sweet
“Because she is a crybaby. That’s why she is crying.” Where did these words come from you ask? They were uttered from my youngest. The answer from the lips of my son after his sister had asked why tears had filled her mom’s eyes. And, of course, after these words, I began to cry even…
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It’s lonely out here…
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “In ministry, I have found that our own thoughts can be quite dangerous. We start second-guessing what we should have done, what should have been said, what could have been changed, or why we did one thing…
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How are you….really?
The age old question…”How are you, today?” Then…the usual response: A painted on smile. A handy-dandy, “Good. Great. How are you?” Usually all uttered in passing without any secondary regard for what could potentially be bubbling underneath the surface. Many years ago my work “girlfriends” and I used to joke about a colleague of ours.…
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Not a Stand-In Comforter
If you look closely in the picture above. Beyond the curly-headed boy, focused intently on the puzzle sure to keep him busy for at least five minutes on a long car ride. You will see, peeking from his little lap-the blue, tattered, and worn face of his beloved puppy. This puppy has been Hunter’s devoted…
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Would you carry my burden?
Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 There is something I have noticed among us. A lack of empathy. A lack of desire to seek understanding when it comes to someone else’s burden. Maybe it’s the rise of social media that tends to put us on notice when…
Grace N Grounds 