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Beauty in the Waiting
Gray skies. Still, stiff air. Walking for miles with no end in sight. Waiting. If you had to describe waiting in your own life, how would it look? Hurried and determined by nature, to me waiting feels like a long walk with no clear direction. I step out the front door on a dreary day and go, uncertain of where I’m going or when I’ll arrive. I know the walk is good for me—strengthening muscles and teaching me to trust. But I struggle to enjoy the journey. And I hesitate to trust the One guiding me throughout the twists and turns. I run ahead. I take a break. I struggle…
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Bad Days Happen
The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day School has returned our lives to a routine of early morning hours, nighttime homework, field trips and yes those endless questions. There are children whose favorite word is “why.” Sometimes you can answer them and sometimes you just have to admit that you are just as stumped. There are no wizards but there is google and more importantly, there is God’s Word. And yes there will be those terrible, no good, very bad days. When your child comes home with questions like why is so and so mean to me, you need to stop; pray and ask the Holy Spirit for wise words…
