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Sometimes it can be helpful to blend into your surroundings. It can give you the privacy you need to recharge from a long day. It can also help you realize where you stand on things, getting away a little from the hustle and bustle can bring clear perspectives.  It’s important that you try not to…

Do you ever feel like a spotlight is shining on you? Perhaps the spotlight isn’t shining on your positive attributes, or at least that is what it might feel like sometimes. But I think God can use a spotlight in your life to highlight the positive aspects of your life and it takes the darkness…

Sometimes it seems like you have to dig deep for joy. Other times, it feels like it is bubbling on the surface. What do you do to bring the joy up to the surface? Sometimes it just helps to remember that it is there, right inside, ready to be given light. When the world around…

Looking at this old church kneeler, I wonder about how many people have spent time on their knees in prayer on this? How many prayers were offered up for healing? How many prayers were offered up for peace? What do you pray for? What brings you to your knees in prayer? Is it stress? Is…

When someone is shy, they tend to keep their eyes looking downward. It’s not that things aren’t interesting down on a different level, but sometimes it can prevent you from really seeing everything around you. I challenge you this week to look upward. Look to the skies. See the amazing color of the sky and…

It always amazes me to consider how our food and some drinks come from the earth. When Mother Nature cooperates and the land and weather work as one, beautiful things can happen. How amazing that the earth can create something that sustains us. I wish this food and drink could sustain everyone in the world. I…

  Playing dice games can be fun. I learned recently how to play bunco and I find I appreciate the simplicity and the luck of the draw or toss as the case may be. I find it fun to watch how many different ways people toss the dice. Some roll with both hands, aggressively tossing…

So much of life is a pattern. Our days are filled with patterns of rising, going to work or school, feeding the family and trying to rest after a long day. It’s possible that there are patterns to faith, as well. Do you have a routine way of praying? Perhaps you sit in a comfy…

Lemons can bring a pucker to your tastebuds. They are so sour, but can be so refreshing when sugar is added for lemonade. We’ve all heard the saying, “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” But what if your faith seems a little sour? When life hands you lemons it’s hard to keep your faith…

In a sea of people it can be hard to find your own space or even find your way in a crowd. Some people have an aversion to crowds. I can handle them usually, but being short in a crowd of tall people can be overwhelming. Sometimes comparing your faith experience to others can be…
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