Yes, becoming a blended family is challenging, but it is also beautiful. However, the key to success lies in holding space for the raw processing of emotions during the journey.
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I have told you these things so that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy may be made full and complete and overflowing.-John 15:11 (amplified) A few friends and I were discussing what qualifies as a “good” day. One suggested that, technically, any day when things are “good” for 50.1%
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Following the loss of a member of our school community, the Holy Spirit moved to open our hearts more fully to each other.
Ho’oponopono: Teaching Forgiveness and True Connection Read More »
Guilty Pleasure Songs Everyone has their guilty pleasure songs. Mine are Mandy Moore’s “Wanna Be with You” and “Two Princes” by the Spin Doctors. This past Friday night, while I was out roller skating with my boys, I was enjoying my Mandy Moore fix when Savage Garden came up next in the “suggested songs” queue.
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The Aaronic blessing reminds us of our identity in God. Yet, in order to fully benefit from the intent of the blessing, we must cultivate a heart space that allows our identity as children of God to shape us.
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I spent a number of years studying NDE’s (near death experiences). One of my favorite moments comes towards the end of the experience, just before the soul chooses to return to the body. The soul comes before a proverbial stadium full of supporters applauding their efforts in growth and service. This is something seemingly only
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You are the ocean; I am a wave. I am a part of you. I am the ever changing, ever volatile. I am a playground for dolphins, a challenge for surfers, a delight for small children playing where I meet the sand. I smooth over the sharp places and sculpt the shoreline as I dance.
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“This day I call the heavens and earth as witnesses against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, that you and your children may live.” Words spoken by Moses as the Israelites prepared to enter the promised land. And, from the gospel of John: “I am
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Note: This sermon was given at Christ Episcopal Church on Mother’s Day, 2024 Sustenance: Rooted in God Where do you find your sustenance? Are you bound to the world and the promises of the world, or are you rooted in eternal reality, the promises of God, and your true nature? If you’re bound to the
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We make life so much harder on ourselves than we need. The suffering our minds put us through…so often concerned about what will be or what happened that we are rarely conscious and aware of what is right in front of us. Right now, as I’m writing this post, my mind is: Wow! That’s a
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