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rae of hope: May 2013
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013. We all know the saying, "home is where the heart is." But what happens if you feel your heart is in numerous places? How do you know where your home is? How do you make a new home? Having moved to New Zealand about 4 1/2 months ago, the idea of this place being my home is still an elusive thing for me. While maybe it is physically and geographically; I don't feel. That this is home. How do I get to that point? How do I arrive at that destination? I do not yet know. Heidi Merrick wa...
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rae of hope: Warm Hands, Warm Hearts
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Sunday, June 9, 2013. Warm Hands, Warm Hearts. A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent.". A hot drink cupped lovingly between your hands. Soaking in its warmth and willing it to reach all the way down to your toes. A small round table separating you from a beautiful brunette friend. She shares her worries about the future and about how she is bravely taking steps to really be present where she finds herself now. You share your dreams of creative ventures you'd lik...
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rae of hope: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Oh, To Be As God. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand. Wife daughter. sister. auntie. letterer. lover of Jesus, baking and eating sweets, caramel frappuccinos, chai lattes, reading, and making things beautiful. View my complete profile. Once, there was no road where I wanted to go. So I made my own. And I haven't looked back ever since. My dream is to carve my own path. I was never one to follow maps.". You see things and you say, 'Why? Where to from here?
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rae of hope: August 2012
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Sunday, August 26, 2012. I read this beautiful poem today:. How shall I pray? Are tears prayers, Lord? Are screams prayers,. Can trembling hands be lifted to you,. Or the cold sweat that trickles down my back. Or the cramps that knot my stomach? Will you accept my prayers, Lord,. My real prayers,. Rooted in the muck and mud and rock of my life,. And not just the pretty, cut-flower, gracefully arranged. Will you accept me, Lord,. As I really am,. Messed up mixture of glory and grime? Shauna Niequist is th...
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rae of hope: February 2014
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Monday, February 3, 2014. What is it about a chilly day that just begs you to get a sweet chai latte and curl up in your favorite old jeans and baggy sweater with your trusty journal? It's as though all of these things were designed to go together. Sure, you can have them each without the others, but they aren't at their full greatness that way. He truly gives to address our needs, and he does so with impeccable timing. Last year was a year of unemployment. Waiting on my work visa and lack of availab...
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rae of hope: July 2013
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Friday, July 26, 2013. To help kickstart Lovely Lettering, I am posting a free download of my "In All the World" print. Just click on the link below, download, print on some lovely paper, and frame it to hang on the wall or gift to a friend! In All the World" Print. Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Finding Your Sweet Spot. A caffeinated beverage and on-hand snacks are bonuses). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand. View my complete profile. I was never one to follow maps.". One creative and ...
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rae of hope: What I Miss the Most
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013. What I Miss the Most. As one can imagine, when you move to another country you miss things from your homeland. Some things are small and insignificant while others are large and important. In trying to process so many NEW things and cope with missing old things, it can be a little overwhelming if I don't intentionally take a step back and see how I can learn and grow from this transitional period of my life. And in turn, we love that our friends will challenge us, encourage us, ...
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rae of hope: March 2014
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Dreams. Passion. Talents. God. Risk. Journey. Fulfillment. If there is a theme to the things I've been reading lately, been feeling inspired by, and living beside, it is: chasing your dreams, taking risks and working hard, realizing that God is under, above, behind, and woven throughout it all. If you want to feel inspired, scared and excited, and bursting with pride for the one you love, walk with them as they pursue what makes them come alive and feel fulfilled. We have taken...
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rae of hope: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Lately I've been thinking about my family a lot. I suppose that's natural when you're far away and missing them. Sometimes it takes a bit of distance to help you to make sense of things and understand things you were too close to see before. God really wants us to see that we are loved, and our families are a huge part of that. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand. View my complete profile. I was never one to follow maps.". You see things and you say, 'Why?
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rae of hope: April 2012
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Thursday, April 12, 2012. Today I had a really special encounter with God. The setting was the parking lot at Starbucks. (Go ahead and roll your eyes). I think that God knows how much I love Starbucks, so he uses it in so many awesome ways to speak to me, touch me, and open my eyes to life with him. God knows how to get our attention. I hope that I can remember this man and the encounter I had with God that day on the days when I'm struggling to believe God for good in my life. May this be a man and ...