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My Good and His Glory
Therefore, we can look at our waits as a gift not an obstacle… Consider that every wait is a pregnancy and God is birthing something in your soul for your good and for His glory. (~L. Shadrach) No matter what answer God gave us today with regard to my test results, He is worthy of…
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The Howl of Advent
“It is Advent right now, and this year especially, I’m really thankful for Advent. Advent is about waiting, anticipating, yearning. Advent is the question, the pleading, and Christmas is the answer to that question, the response to the howl. There are moments in this season when I don’t feel a lot like Christmas, but I…
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November Gratitude: The Fog of War
Last week I drove to pick up my children from school on a rainy, chilly, misty day. Their school sits at the base of a mountain, and as I drove I marveled at how different the mountain looked. Hidden by mist and fog, clouds covering its peak, the mountain was hidden from my view. How…
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November Gratitude: Full House, Full Heart
“May your walls know joy, May every room hold laughter, And every window open to great possibility” –Mary Anne Radmacher (Four generations of Bri’s family under our roof.)
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November Gratitude: Pastoring
There is house in my hometown that sits up a little incline. I love that little house, and every time we pass by I point to it and tell my Bri, “There’s their old house.” He smiles patiently and never says, “I know, hon, you’ve told me that a thousand times.” You see, he understands.…