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I went to bed last night feeling yucky. I know that’s not a real feeling, but it best describes the mix of emotions that were bubbling up inside of me. I felt restless, irritable, and discontent. I had my reasons. I’d been misunderstood and judged by a friend. My bank account did not promise extra […]

Tags: Amazon Prime, Black Friday, children of God, Gratitude, Indoor plumbing, iPhone, Mini-Cooper, pumpkin bagel, Resurrection, Thanksgiving, the love of the Father, The Reality, the shadows, the substance

I took a fast from Facebook because I was getting bogged down in emails, appointments, blogs to be written, etc., etc.  In other words, I was getting crushed under the pile of thinking I was pretty important.  Jesus really is a genius when it comes to knowing how our hearts work.  Just when I start […]

Tags: Gift, Grace, Gratitude, Salvation Story, Self-Importance

“Count back from one hundred,” the anesthesiologist prompted me with the standard cue that ushers surgery patients into a safe oblivion.  In those split seconds before everything went blank I remember thinking, “It would be okay if I didn’t wake up.”  Wow.  Even as I write that sentence it is hard for me to believe that […]

Tags: Addiction, Colorado, counselor, Grace, Gratitude, Healing, Illness, Sharon Hersh, Storms, substance abuse, Suffering

I went to bed last night feeling yucky.  I know that’s not a real feeling, but it best describes the mix of emotions that were bubbling up inside of me.  I felt restless, irritable, and discontent.  I had my reasons.  I’d been misunderstood and judged by a friend.  My car is leaking something in a […]

Tags: Gratitude