Posted on August 31, 2018
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Each morning, I spend time reading, praying, and meditating. This morning I started reading the book of Joshua in the Bible. I came across a line in verse five that resonated with me. “I will not fail you or forsake you.” I underlined that…
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Category: gratitudeTags: Bible, business, Christianity, daughter, faith, fear, God, God's love, gratitude, let go and let God, meditation, motherhood, nature, parenting, school, teacher, thankful, trust
I must be brief this morning. My toddler is still quietly sleeping in her crib, curled up in a little pink ball. Last night, she resisted her normal 7:30 p.m. bedtime and wanted to watch an extra episode of Curious George, her current favorite…
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Category: gratitudeTags: Bible, Christ, Christianity, coffee, crib, curious george, devotional, discipline, God, heart, insights, Jeremiah 31, kuerig, meditation, mom, morning, parenting, pilgrimage, prayer, Psalm 84, quiet time, rabbit trails, reading, RPM, salvation, Scripture, spiritual discipline, spirituality, tearjerker, time with God, to come home, toddler, verses
Posted on July 21, 2014
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As I gear up to go back to work full-time this fall, transitioning from an adjunct instructor to a full-time English instructor, I find myself fluctuating between excitement and eager anticipation and anxiety and grief as I let go of this period of my…
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Posted on September 28, 2013
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*Thanks to Henry Petty for serving as today’s guest contributor!* Prayer is powerful. It touches base with our Creator. Think about adding this exercise to your prayers and see how it impacts you. Not only will it show loving kindness for yourself, but for…
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Posted on September 20, 2013
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*Big thanks to my friend Henry Petty for sharing his thoughts with us in today’s post.* During the daily grind, we seldom find time for ourselves or a chance to really focus on “me”. This is a great technique to cope with the daily…
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Posted on January 18, 2013
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*Special thanks to Gloria Bolton, a former student of mine, who has grown into an even more beautiful and enlightened person over the years, for serving as today’s guest contributor.* Transcending my Reality: How I Found Christ “Our deepest fear is not that…
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Posted on December 29, 2012
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Recently I wrote a blog post for my personal blog, My 2012 gift list, and listed the most significant gifts I received in 2012. I didn’t list tangible objects or even relationships on the list–I limited my gift list to the intangible yet priceless…
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Posted on May 2, 2012
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Yesterday I had a relentless migraine that materialized before I ever got out of bed. My goal was to complete my last research paper for graduate school by bedtime yesterday; I finished six of eight pages, but I decided I’d be better off finishing…
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