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Thankful Thursday
My mind is a wash of emotion, anxiety and a whirlwind of to dos and don’t forgets! I am working on coming back to a place of peace and rest in the midst of it all with God’s truth and promises, prayer and refocusing my attention. This is a constant battle throughout the day and night right now. Whenever I think I’m getting on top of it, something else crops up, like my daughter’s nose getting increasingly snotty as the morning progresses. Tomorrow I fly to Melbourne for a long weekend of training in my position as a regional coordinator for MOPS Western Australia. My excitement is being drowned out…
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The Impact of the Sense of the Resurrection this year.
Easter is almost here! We are using “A Sense of the Resurrection” with my daughter in the lead up (read more here). She has loved (most) of the experiences and creating the flags thus far. I wasn’t too sure how much was really sticking however. On Monday, I had a meeting with her teacher at Kindy to talk about how she has settled into school. They had been talking about Easter this week and Isabel volunteered the information that Easter was celebrating Jesus dying on the cross for us. She was the only kid in the class who knew that side of Easter (at least as far as came out…
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The sweetness of shared moments (Five Minute Friday)
It has been a long time since I participated in Five Minute Friday and I have missed the way it spurs me to write and pulls different things out of me with its prompt words. If you don’t know, Five Minute Friday gives you a prompt word and you set a timer for five minutes and write- no editing allowed. This is a challenge for me. Getting back into it today with the prompt word “share” so here we go…. Do you ever spend time with your child and have your breath stolen away by the sweetness of a moment? I have noticed that so often it is the shared…
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Thankful Thursday
A mixed bag this week! Family adventures, catching up with family members we haven’t seen in forever and another bout of illness for my daughter. It is easy to think about what I am thankful for from the good days; it takes effort to notice the good in the hard days. The scent of roses as I walk outside to take broken glass out to the bin. Being able to put strategies into practice from the book I am reading for an online book club: “Fervent” by Priscilla Shirer. I have been in great need of those prayer strategies and have already seen the difference in my prayer life. Long…
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Thankful Thursday
In what seems to be an unusual situation of late, I am actually in a good head space to write about what I’m thankful for today. I woke up feeling so much better after battling a head cold, spent time outside with God watching a glorious sunrise and was able to get in a quick workout. Some days are easier to see the good! Returning health- I take my health for granted so often. I am thankful for feeling so much better today and that I don’t face significant ongoing health issues like many I know. (Sorry to my hubby for passing on my cold though!) Grace for myself to…
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What I Learned in February
February has felt like a monumental month. Sitting down to reflect on what I have learned this month took me by surprise when I considered the changes and living that have been enclosed in such a short month. This sense may have something to do with the head cold fogging up my thinking power but that doesn’t diminish the significance of this month! When you have an only child (and don’t plan on having any others), your daughter starting school is both for the first time and the last. I have the mix of emotions of first time parents and those watching their babies leave for school. Sitting outside for…
Encouragement for women in leadership
