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Hope for the Hard Days

Free Bird, Caged Song

Valley of Blessing

The Ministry of Hard Things

Surviving on a Diet of Prayer and Tears

God Has No Grandchildren

When Showing Up is Hard to Do

When Broken Places Become Timely Places

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Whatever you’re going through today, my friend,

Whatever you’re going through today, my friend, I’m praying God’s peace surrounds you. 🤍
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“Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always.” (Psalm 105:4, NIV)
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“How did it get so late so soon?” 🥰 . . . (

“How did it get so late so soon?” 🥰
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(Quote courtesy of Dr. Seuss.)

Well, would ya look what the rain ushered in. The

Well, would ya look what the rain ushered in. The first gardenias of 2020.
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Their sweet scent rises to my porch as I welcome this brief break from the busy to rock and pray and watch the world go by.
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My mind wanders to how often life’s rain births life’s beauty.
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So many storms 2020 has brought, causing us to consider our priorities and convictions.
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I admit to feeling discouraged at times, not knowing how to mend health and hearts.
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The only thing I’m sure of is my need to cling to the One with the power to make beautiful things grow from pain’s soggy clay.
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Throughout the pages of scripture, from cover to cover, I witness God’s heart breaking for His people.
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I can’t un-know that He is a faithful God who sees the pain of this world He spoke into being.
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I’m not privy to His plans to heal the brokenness, but I am privy to His hope.
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So, I listen as the gardenias preach of yesterday’s rain making way for today’s beauty.
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