beloved life

When God Writes A Letter

Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;     apply your heart to what I teach,  for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart     and have all of them ready on your lips.  So that your trust may be in the Lord,     I teach you today, even you.  Have I not […]

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Come Before Winter

It is the first of December. The end of the year. December seems slow and tempts me with thoughts of joining in the fun of winding down, celebrating an anniversary, filling my oven with chocolate chip cookies, listening to Christmas music, walking outside where the air feels crisp and clear. December does not lack its […]

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So Fresh From God

September has always reminded me of going back to school after the summer break. Everything was new and full of possibility. New clothes and new school supplies, new books, new teachers and maybe new goals. September in the Mid-west was still a little too warm to pretend it was Autumn yet. But still, I would […]

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To Him Who Is Able

This verse keeps showing up lately. A morning devotional before a day worth of doubts set in, it was there. In a writing group workshop, someone quoted it from a different translation. Lately, God has been showing me, reminding me of how He alone rescues. The Lord gives tender treatment. The enemy of our soul […]

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Gratitude

Sometimes, these post come from my morning quiet time, this morning I wrote this down: “If I am grateful and make a conscience effort to experience fully whatever I am grateful for by writing it down or even just sitting quietly within the moment while noticing how my human senses are being engaged, it is […]

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When We Need Naps And Nourishment

I sat on the side of my bed and thought, “I should use this time to pray.” Because I am basically on a forced fast as my mouth heals from getting wisdom teeth removed. I’ve had a lot on my mind and my heart lately. Still sitting there I think, ” yes, I’ll light a […]

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Welcome To My New Website

I’ve been on a little break from writing online. I spent a month fully focused on the book. No, I didn’t finish it, in case you were wondering. But it was a quiet peaceful break from everything online. I had a writing coach look at my table of contents and some of my chapters. A […]

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A Voice In The Wilderness

To speak boldly, to be certain enough to say anything confidently used to be difficult for me. Honestly, maybe it still is at times. This might be why I am drawn to writing words down instead of saying them out loud. For me, it feels a little safer to write it down. When I write […]

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