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On A Wish And A Prayer

June 3, 2011

‘It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.’ Donald Miller, Author of [...]

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Love, Peace, Answers – What Are You Waiting For?

March 10, 2011

‘Worry, like a rocking chair, will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere.’  Vance Havner, a man who learned to trust God despite the death of his father, the violent destruction of his family business, and an illness that brought him to the point of death. Man-made things seem to speed [...]

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Hold Up The Light – Part Two

March 3, 2011

‘Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.’ Chinese Proverb From old time to our time, people have lit candles, for those they love or for those who are lost to them. Before we had all this man made light, there was the humble flicker of a candle or the soft glow of [...]

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Beautiful

January 19, 2011

‘God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.’  St. Augustine Somebody forgot her.  Before that they had named her Nava which means Beautiful but they forgot her anyway.  In the early days she was a tumble of wildflower hair, street smart and bright as a button.  She learned how to [...]

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Lost and Found

January 7, 2011

“Courage is as often the outcome of despair as it is of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other, everything to gain” Diane de Pointiers, French noblewoman and courtier, noted to have died from drinking too much gold Noble men and women of the C16th French Court believed that [...]

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Seasons Greetings (and How To Survive Them)

November 25, 2010

‘Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.’ Henry David Thoreau, Historian, Philosopher, active opponent of Slavery, 1817 – 1862 Today is Thanksgiving in America.  It’s a time many people spend with their families and friends, a time to [...]

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Chasing Mirages

November 11, 2010

‘There is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each of us with our own little picture-in front of us-our own little mirage that we think is the future.’  Lorraine Hansbury, African American Playwright, inspiration for the song To Be Young, Gifted and Black, written and recorded by Nina Simone A [...]

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Live in Hope

November 8, 2010

‘Love comes to those who still hope even though they’ve been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they’ve been betrayed, to those who still love even though they’ve been hurt before.’  Author Unknown  Another day, another blank canvas.  What do you hope for today?  What challenges do you face?  What fears or worries [...]

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The Scene of the Crime

July 2, 2010

‘Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one… Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin or your selfishness. [...]

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When You Don’t Have Answers

June 8, 2010

 ’Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all [...]

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