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Fear and confusion abound
Fear and confusion test our faith and our confidence in both God and our fellow man. It is important to do what we can to resist the paralysis of these debilitating emotions. Continue reading
Feeling foolish?
I’ve never enjoyed practical jokes like those typically rampant every April 1st. While I don’t mind laughing at myself, I don’t enjoy being made to look like a fool for someone else’s amusement. This past week, many people have felt … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, faith walk, Inspiration, Personal Musings
Tagged 1 Corinthians 2-3, April Fool, dirty tricks, wisdom
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Feelings are…Stupid!
One day I was chatting with two friends about our lives. As with most women in the prime of life, we have all survived rough patches. While commiserating on how memories of events long past, even those we think we … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, faith walk, Personal Musings
Tagged emotions, John 14:6, truth, wisdom
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Buttons or Bugs, Wait and See!
I have worn corrective lenses for fairly severe near-sightedness since I was in grade school, but I consider myopia a gift; every morning the world is softly out of focus, allowing me to put off facing sharp-edged reality until I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, faith walk, Inspiration, Personal Musings
Tagged anxiety, perspective, trusting God, wisdom, worry
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Growing Old Gracefully
I was reading a commentary about the journey through middle-age the other day and got stuck, as I tend to do, contemplating the concept of middle-age being the half-way point of life. I like to think of myself as approaching … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, faith walk, Inspiration, Personal Musings
Tagged aging, born again, maturity, wisdom
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The holy ostrich syndrome
Sometimes it seems even the news we are allowed to see on mainstream media is just too discouraging to be borne. It’s no wonder so many of us are turning our faces away and clinging to what’s safe and familiar. … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions for Women, faith walk, Inspiration, Spirituality
Tagged attitudes, Bible, Christianity, church life, despair, Planned parenthood, wisdom
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Feelings are stupid!
[this blog originally posted 5/28/12] In the office one day I was chatting with two friends about our lives. As with most women in the prime of life, we have all survived rough patches. While commiserating about how memories of … Continue reading