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I’ve been thinking about happiness… Does God want us to be happy? Yes. But it is not the happiness we seek through self-fulfillment, and it is not the feeling that ebbs and flows with circumstances and possessions. God wants us to have the kind of happiness that...

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, SHIMMER, SPARKLEGOD REJOICES OVER MEONLY WHEN I REST IN BEING TREASUREDCAN I BE THE LIGHT I LONG TO BE! I’ve been thinking about sparkle… At this stage of my life, I find myself with an undeniable desire to “sparkle” as a mature daughter of God. To...

I’ve been thinking about expectation… One of the legacies of 2004 for me is my growing awareness of a phenomenon I call standing on tiptoe! The dictionary defines this phrase as standing on the tips of your toes out of eager expectation and then uses the phrase in a...

I’ve been thinking about dreams… RECOGNIZING MY DREAM Ordinary looked and looked. And then he discovered that in a small corner of his heart lay a Big Dream. - Bruce Wilkinson, The Dream Giver, p. 14 In 1999, I discovered a Big Dream in a small corner of my...

I’ve been thinking about grief and loss… Loss came suddenly for Jerry Sittser. In an instant, a tragic accident claimed three generations of his family: his mother (his past), his wife (his present), and his young daughter (his future). Jerry’s response was to plumb...

I’ve been thinking about growing up… Gain Awareness – Romans 14:12Be responsible with your body, feelings, attitudes, behaviors, abilities and wants Define Who You Are – Proverbs 15:2Use wisdom in saying what you think, what you feel, what you like, what you desire...

Ugly Duckling [after the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen]:something that appears very unpromising but often has great potential I’ve been thinking about purpose… “That is a monstrous big duckling,” a puzzled mother duck says when the last of her...

I’ve been thinking about frogs… I received several new frogs for my birthday this year. Why? Because Darryl and I share an inside joke about a frog from an experience a few years ago and more and more people are finding out about it. That was all there was to it until...

I've been thinking about maturity… Many years ago I heard Howard Hendricks define Christian maturity as the ability to give and receive love. Giving love is relatively easy to understand but receiving love is much harder to define.If I chose to believe by faith that I...

I’ve been thinking about wisdom… Ever feel like you need an extra strong dose of perspective rejuvenation? I listened to a tape last spring that challenged me to read through the Psalms and Proverbs in a month by reading 5 Psalms and one chapter of Proverbs every day....