noticing and responding to God in our everyday life
Dear Fear You whisper to me to quiet down, I am being too much. Then you tell me to speak up, that I will never be enough. You say I should be concerned with what others think. Then you have me questioning if they are trustworthy. You imply I must never get it wrong. And […]
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Almost every day of this series I sit down, ready to write in a certain direction. But then I reread the previous day and I think, “oh wait, we need to talk about this layer first, we need to spend more time here”. So much so that I am still working my way towards what […]
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I sat by him at his desk. In his room painted blue, Guatemala blue he calls it. We had some tears to get to this point. Some days homework is completed smoothly and without hassle. This was not one of those days. Some days he calls from another room, I’m all done. Other days he […]
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Hello! Happy Monday. I have spent time reflecting on the post from Friday. To recap, I shared the quote “Fear is the anticipation of evil.” Leading me to state “to not fear is the anticipation of goodness.” To not fear is the anticipation of goodness. It feels important to me to expound on two parts […]
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“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (NIV) “Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help […]
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O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free! Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me! Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Thy love Leading onward, leading homeward to Thy glorious rest above! O the deep, deep love of Jesus, spread His praise from shore to shore! […]
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“Fear is anticipation of evil”. – Dallas Willard Let those words sink in. Read them again. At first glance I didn’t think too long on this quote. But it has settled deeply into my soul. I’ve been running through my various ‘fearful’ scenarios- the moments that fear is likely to surface for me, and in […]
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One of my dad’s often heard phrases was “the best place to start is to start.” That advice has stuck with me and often comes to mind in times when I have a project that feels daunting. As we find our feet firmly planted on Day 1 of No Fear, I wonder if the best […]
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This is my 4th year participating in writing every day for 31 Days. It happens every October. Pick a topic. Write on it for 31 days. You can read more about it here. My first year I wrote about Fall. All kinds of interpretations of it. The next year I wrote about Noticing the […]
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Hi. My name is Melanie. I write here. Sometimes. And since the last sometimes was April, thought I should re-introduce myself. Ok, now that we have done that…here we go again. We spent yesterday at Ohiopyle State Park. Surrounded by the beauty of rushing water and scenic views made for hiking, it was the kind […]
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Hello! Jess Hoover invited me to guest post while she is taking a maternity break. Her baby boy was born this past Monday night! Please come on over to her space as I write about ….. “Mama! Prince Hans lied…again!” Her eyes are wide in disbelief as she takes in her second viewing of Frozen. […]
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Fourteen. I’m curled up in my favorite chair this Saturday morning. I’m imagining our house with a fourteen year old boy. Our first born. I do the math again to make sure it’s correct. Yep, an April 2001 due date, he would be 14 this month. Some days my remembrance of his short life is […]
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And this button if you would like to read last years:
