Tag: hope

• ‘Twas The Crazy Before Christmas

  ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the town, Folks were scurrying, shopping, all wearing a frown. The pressure was on to get the best gift For Auntie Matilda and old Uncle Riff. The baking was started, but not nearly done, Each batch that emerged, kids would eat every one. The post office, packed with…

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  December 22, 2016

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  christmas, decorations, elves, gift, God, heaven, hope, Jesus, pressure, trees, truth

• The Surprise Gift Of Gratitude

  It’s the forgotten holiday. The one sadly placed between Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving. It’s the forgotten word. The one sadly placed between “demand” and “not enough”. This is my favorite holiday of the year. I love the spiritual truths of Christmas and Easter–they’re the basis for my hope. I love Independence Day for the joyous…

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  November 24, 2016

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  blessings, commercial gain, decorations, ethnicity, giving, grateful, holiday, hope, Jesus, joyful, political ideology, reflection, thankful, Thanksgiving, time

• Whose Voice Do You Hear?

    “Mom. Mom. MOM. MOTHER. DAYLE!” I’m used to hearing this. A lot. From the sides of soccer fields to the middle of malls to somewhere in the great outdoors. I’ve been told I’m unobservant. I don’t pay attention. My mind wanders. What else is new? I’m a big picture person. Details escape me like it…

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  November 21, 2016

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  forgiveness, God, grace, hearing, heart voice, hope, listening, relationship

• When Conflict Is The Conversation

      I’ve been in Prague, Czech Republic for a week. I missed the hoopla. Darn. I went with my sister; I worked on team building with various groups in the city while she was speaking to students and business people. The folks we were around were from all walks of life. The cultural differences…

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  November 14, 2016

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  apathy, caring, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, disagree, dissent, enemies, God, growth, hope, Jesus, love, Slovakia, war

• Messy Matt Makes A Move

    I’ve loved storms since I was a little girl. I’ve never been bothered by bursts of thunder and strobes of lightning. I enjoy angry skies. Not everyone does. I’ve got friends who hide in their family room with the TV turned up so they don’t have to hear storms. We had a dog once that…

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  October 6, 2016

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  compassion, Cuba, devastation, God, Haiti, hope, Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Matthew, hurricanes, Jamaica, kindness, love, neighbors