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Isn’t it wonderful that we have so many options on a radio? There’s the great gift of music and so many different types of music that can be enjoyed. Having the option to listen to a specific type over the other is a gift, as well. It seems there are just as many stations of…

Sometimes it is necessary to encounter wide open spaces – both around the world and inside our own hearts. If we can honor the wide open spaces, we have a chance to find peace. With so many distractions and things weighing on us, it can be easier to breathe with a little more space. There…

Everyone has these wondrous things on their refrigerator. They hold up the prize pictures of your children or grandchildren, hold up bills that you need to pay or drawings. If you do have a lot of magnets on your fridge, what decorations are you thankful for? Perhaps the magnets were souvenirs from trips you took.…

How many miles have you walked in faith? Is there a way to calculate all the prayers we’ve said over the years or miles we’ve walked through churches and holy sites? I think it would be interesting to see how far we have walked and how far we have come! Especially seeing how far we…

Sometimes our faith life can feel a little cold. It’s okay. Eventually the sun will come out and we can feel even stronger. I am the first one who complains about the cold. I feel often that I was dropped in the wrong part of the world and should live in Ecuador or something as…

I have learned over the years that the definition of home can shift. Sometimes I’ve felt most at home at my family home. Other times I felt just as much at home where I was in college or in my own temporary dwellings. Sometimes home is just having the experience of such love and friendship…

I find this little button helpful on my computer, especially when some screen pops up that I’m not expecting. It’s a quick way to change views and get back to the start. In our faith lives, where do we find our escape buttons? Do you feel like you get to start fresh whenever you start…

In some areas of our lives it seems a little easier to keep a sense of control. Yet there are other times in our lives that control can seem like a fleeting dream. No one likes to feel out of control and it can be frustrating when you feel like your faith is slipping out…

It’s a brand new year. It’s a perfect time to shift our thinking on things that lead us frustrated or hurting. It’s a brand new year. It’s time to breathe a little deeper and call for peace in our lives. What happened in 2015 to cause you frustration? What took away your peace, if even…

There are beautiful cacti that bloom in different seasons. There are cacti who remain green through the darkest night and driest conditions. It’s really amazing how much these plants persevere.  But one thing is certain with these plants — you can’t touch them. Their needles can hurt you. Yet these same needles protect the plant.…
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