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Protecting my Peace
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your…
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Fear of Failure
During one of my seminary classes years ago, one of my profs said, “If you’re afraid to fail, you’ll never succeed at anything.” I can’t tell you what that actual lecture entailed, but that statement continues to rent space in my mind today. He further explained how successful people spend their lives going from one…
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Distracted
We have season passes for Six Flags. I’ve ridden every ride at Six Flags Over Texas (minus the kiddie rides)…some of them numerous times. During spring break of 2020 (right before everything shut down), I took my daughter for the first time and she started off in Looney Toons land. As she grew older, she…
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Overdue
My daughter enjoys visiting the library to check out the latest Babysitter’s Club graphic novel and other similar books. Although I’d rather her choose chapter books without pictures, I’m thankful she engages with non-screen media. During the summer months, we frequent the library more than the rest of the year. I receive text alerts and…
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Human Nature
One of my goals for 2024 includes reading the entire Bible. I use the YouVersion Bible app to help me accomplish this goal. I enjoy listening to the Bible while simultaneously reading it, to help entrench the word in my mind and heart. I finished 2 Chronicles yesterday. I won’t lie: my eyes looked like…
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Reach
I reach constantly–hands outstretched. I reach… for my phone, but new messages elude me. for her little hand, but she pulls away. for the sky, but it laughs at my height. for his heart and mind, but he closes them. into the mailbox, and get mocked by junkmail. deep inside to give it one more…
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More in store in 2024
On January 1, 2024, I made my list of goals like I usually do at the beginning of each year. My goals for this year center around three main categories: physical health, spiritual growth, and financial health. For example, I set a specific weight loss goal to meet by the time I turn 40 in…
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He keeps on looking out for me
On 11/22/21, I entered a journal entry. I wrote out the pericope of Philippians 4:6-7 at the top, and underneath I wrote “Prayer List.” The first entry was “purchase of a home in 2023- that God will open a door and provide the resources. That everything is done decently, in order, and doesn’t create a…
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The Death of Death
Monday through Thursday, we load up in our white, basic, paid-off Kia and head off to school. Baby girl no longer bursts with excitement to make the trek as she used to in preschool, but she knows she has to go. In spite of her reluctance to sit for eight hours in a classroom (I…
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Matthew 6
Sitting outside, I watch my rainbow eat pancakes next to her big wheel…a simple pleasure to observe her phenomenal beauty and innocence. She doesn’t know the agony accompanying adulthood. She just enjoys her pancakes while the birds serenade us. The birds don’t worry. The Father provides for them. Didn’t Jesus say how much more would…
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