Category Archives: Spiritual Growth

Big Plan

Posted on July 2, 2015 by For Glory Sake!

Home. Our vacation was wonderful… I’d have been happy to stay, but I’m thankful to be back too. We leave again soon to gather all the family and sprinkle ashes near my parent’s favorite summer spot.  So many changes, so … Continue reading →

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Ouch, That's My Heart!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

Love is a big gamble. When you open your heart and allow yourself to feel for someone else there’s an inevitability you’re going to get hurt. Not necessarily because they mean to hurt you, but definitely -as you draw closer- you … Continue reading →

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Dirty Faith

Posted on August 16, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

David Z. Nowell, president of Hope Unlimited (one of our favorite ministries), wrote a book, Dirty Faith. It’s thought provoking and convicting having everything to do with his work in Brazil among street children. My husband and I love what … Continue reading →

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Working Up An Attitude

Posted on June 16, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

“Discontentment is: having what you don’t want, or wanting what you don’t have.” a quote by Elisabeth Elliot that I finally wrote it down and tacked it up along with her, “In acceptance lies peace.” I love these. I can hardly think … Continue reading →

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Personalized Humanity

Posted on May 31, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

Transit trains. Security check lines. Airport terminals. People, people, people! My husband and I got away for some much needed R&R this weekend which started with a morning of moving through crowds before the plane ever left the airport. Traveling … Continue reading →

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Addiction Recovery

Posted on January 30, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

Today our son becomes an adult. It’s a miracle! Two years ago we wondered if he’d still be alive. He confesses he never thought he’d see 18. But God… has this amazing way of messing in our stuff, changing up … Continue reading →

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A New Year

Posted on January 1, 2014 by For Glory Sake!

A new year crept in last night… around 11:59 to be exact. Before I could gather all my thoughts, it was simply here and the clock without reverence kept right on ticking. It was as if it were no big … Continue reading →

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God is Bigger Still

Posted on October 31, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

These last 2 weeks have seemed particularly emotional ones. My father’s mind is slipping deeper into dementia and my mother’s frailty seems more acute. My close friend is suffering the terrible side effects of radiation. And there has been family … Continue reading →

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Quite a Tale

Posted on October 9, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

Today, I found myself explaining to an old friend (I hadn’t seen in 10 years) who the tall brunette guy was in our family photo… It never fails, the next question is always, “Where did he come from; how did … Continue reading →

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Abundant Life

Posted on September 30, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

A new day – mine! An opportunity to start over – mine! A chance to offer my thoughts and energies to God – mine! Blessings, grace, peace in increasing abundance – all mine!  When I wake in the morning, I want … Continue reading →

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