Growth
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Three Ways to Restore Our Eternal Perspective
In American culture, it’s a widely accepted idea that possessions grow to fill the space available, however small or big our homes may be (and then they sometimes grow more into the overflow…
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To Review or Not to Review? How to Know if Monthly or Yearly Reflection is Worth Your Time
I’m the type that writes thoughts on sticky notes. I scribble down an idea in a notebook, and it becomes the only notebook I can’t find in the house. It’s how I operate…
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Is Gratitude a Choice or a Feeling? What to Focus on This Thanksgiving
I’ve already experienced the frantic energy and stress of the holiday season creeping up on me. It’s everything I want to avoid this Thanksgiving. Each year I think I’ll edge my way around…
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How to Tame Even the Most Rebellious Thoughts
Yesterday I took my son to see our zoo’s newly acquired lion. We watched him pace up and down the fence while growling and staring down the many onlookers. As I held up…
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Why It Is Good and Right to Practice Patience With Yourself
I stood at the kitchen sink with autumn afternoon light streaming through the window. My husband, Josh, and I had finished Sunday lunch and finally had a moment for real conversation after a…
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You Become What You Behold: Five Scriptures to Remember
My first job after college earned me an apartment, a car, and spending money which went mostly toward clothing purchases. During those days, I opened Vogue magazine more often than I opened my…
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A Prayerful Journaling Practice to Foster Peace, Contentment, and Growth
I’ve picked up and put down my journaling habit throughout the years. Although I may wish for stacks of identical journals filled with details from each stage of life, the reality looks more…
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Knowing Your Processing Style and Why It Matters
We all hear about arguments between couples that start with a simple or even ridiculous squabble. I remember thinking, “Are we really arguing right now about bedskirts?” Driving home from work, I was…
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Dealing With the Real Question Behind “What is My Identity in Christ?”
There is no lack of articles that address the idea of what it means to find our identity in Christ. Compilations of Bible verses lay out a stunning display of God’s thoughts about…
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How to Cease Our Striving
Do you know what it’s like to let out a sigh of relief when a burden or weight is lifted from your mind? The heavy heart is replaced with a light one. The…
