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I'm still CLAY: April 2014
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Friday, April 25, 2014. Come Alive in Me. But, that second line didn't appear. Perhaps I was too hasty, I thought. So, I waited another minute. And another. And another. Holding on to hope in the wait. Still, that second window remained completely empty and bare. As did my heart at the time. Answers of "no" or "not yet.". What do we do with it all? This life is going to be riddled with chapters of waiting and paragraphs of disappointment. Disappointment in how life is turning out. Or your eyes scan over ...
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I'm still CLAY: finding "Yahweh" on an abandoned corner lot
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Thursday, January 1, 2015. Finding "Yahweh" on an abandoned corner lot. Earlier last month my husband came home from work and joined me in the kitchen as I fixed dinner. We exchanged small talk about our day, but no major incidents colored our conversation. As we sat down together as a family he mentioned that he was starving and hadn't eaten a thing all day. I found this peculiar because I had packed him a lunch that very morning. And the timing of it all was spot on. November wasn't a great month f...
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I'm still CLAY: August 2014
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Sunday, August 17, 2014. When God shows up in a bright orange rubber bracelet. Friday morning as I snuck in a few moments with God before jumping into my day, I prayed circles around many long-time prayers. Brayden's complete healing from CVS was one of them. That morning I hadn't even an inkling. Of an idea that our son would wind up in the ER with another CVS attack later that very day. But he did. Philippians 4:8) as well as " learning to be content in all circumstances. I find no coincidence that God...
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I'm still CLAY: February 2014
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. The Prayer of Jabez": Part 3. We've made it through the first two parts of Jabez's prayer model based on Bruce Wilkinson's book, " The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life. Part one of the Jabez prayer model, ("Oh, that You would bless me indeed! And when asking for His blessings, we are to trust in the fact that it is God who determines exactly what those blessings are, and where, when, and how we are to receive them. Oh, that Your hand would be with me!
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I'm still CLAY: May 2014
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Friday, May 16, 2014. To Be a "Son-Catcher". This past weekend was one of mingled celebration: our daughter's birthday, our 13th wedding anniversary, and Mother's Day. My heart felt full, alive, and spoiled rotten by the things that matter most in this life. One does not need extravagant gifts to live a life of extravagance. One of my favorite gifts was given to me by my four year old. She made it in her preschool class and could hardly wait until Mother's Day to give it to me. Our lives are windows.
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I'm still CLAY: October 2013
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Even in the small. In a small town just north of us, there is a street that draws crowds by the hundreds this time of year. nearly each house on this street goes "over-the-top" with their Halloween decorations and displays. this past saturday evening we decided to bundle up and venture out as a family to check out the latest "tricks and treats" this stretch of pavement has to offer. Lead me to it. Then off i was to making PB&Js and joining in on the mad morning rush. If you a...
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I'm still CLAY: October 2014
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014. What to do when failure sticks his tongue out at you. My daughter tried out for the school jump rope team, didn't make the cut, and I've never been more proud of her. At times it doesn't even make sense. And sometimes the sting lingers longer and cuts deeper when it hits someone we love. As expected, she went to bed upset that night and I went to bed torn, wondering if I had made the right decision. After school that day I learned that eight girls had tried out and all ei...
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I'm still CLAY: January 2014
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Sunday, January 26, 2014. The early bird gets the worm. But this worm, that has probably been moved from trinket box to trinket box, (because really, where do you put something like this before it finally makes its way to the trash? Had me thinking otherwise. As soon as I picked it up, I thought to myself, "The early bird gets the worm.". So, I placed it on a dresser next to a decorative birdcage. Seemed proper, don't ya think? I don't think it's necessarily wrong to choose another time of day to spend t...
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I'm still CLAY: September 2013
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013. A new season: finding our wings. I didn't even need an alarm clock this morning. Between a husband's relentless case of "restless leg syndrome" and an anxious heart, I think I was awake to greet the sun this morning before she even arose to kiss me. Today was the kids first day back to public school. Even when it's hard. And even when I really don't want to. Our soul's anchor through life's transitions and storms. The One who never fails or disappoints. Hold tightly to Him.
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I'm still CLAY: In the Race, He Perfects Our Faith
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015. In the Race, He Perfects Our Faith. Do you ever feel like you are coasting along smoothly in life and then something pops up unexpectedly and gets you all tangled in knots? Yeah I've been there. More times than I've wished. The chapter begins with these instructions:. I've heard and read these words so very many times before, but something in these passages today offered a connection and perspective I found hopeful. Stick with me here. Our fathers disciplined us for a little ...
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