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What We Can Learn From Walter
A 100-year-old man recently won the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for an incredible 84 years. In a day and age when people jump jobs quicker than a caffeinated kangaroo, Walter Orthmann has worked for the same textile company in Brazil since when he was 15 years old.
Walter, who celebrated his ...
How To Hear God’s Voice Over The Noise Of The World
Remember the game ‘Chinese Whispers’ you likely played at a birthday party when you were a kid? If you’re scanning your memory trying to think back to a few decades ago (like I did), here’s a little reminder of the game: A word or phrase is whispered from one person to another till the final ...
Love Shouldn’t Prompt You To Share Good Advice
She suddenly appeared at our table and interrupted our conversation: “I hope you won’t mind if I joined you all for five minutes.”
I froze because she was a complete stranger.
My mom and aunt, on the other hand, indicated to her that she could sit with us.
The lady slid into the sofa seat next to me ...
Hurting People Don’t Need This (As Much As We Think They Do)
Six months ago, our seemingly perfect life was fragmented by the sudden passing of my husband’s dad. As waves of grief engulfed us, we also got slammed with health concerns and job transitions, and the pressures that come with unforeseen changes. It felt like a punch in the gut, followed by less-intense-but-painful jabs that knocked ...
A Mother’s Day Prayer
Heavenly Father,
What a sweet privilege it is to be handpicked as a mom and to partner with you on the sacred assignment of raising my children.
Father, you know how inadequate I often feel for the high calling of motherhood, how unprepared to tackle the phases of my kids’ lives and all the messes (and moods!) ...
When A Mountain Looms Up Ahead
A few days ago, we wrapped up a church retreat in the mountains of the neighboring state. My husband got behind the wheel as usual so we could wind our way down the mountain and drive another four hours back home.
But almost as soon as we buckled ourselves in, he got the worst migraine ever. ...
Your Ministry Can Be Ordinary — And That’s Okay
The other day a friend mentioned the passing to glory of a 98-year-old man who had served the Lord in children’s ministry for fifty years in the city where I live.
I wish I had had the privilege of meeting this person because the messages on the WhatsApp group where his ministry was being discussed were ...
Living In The In-Between of Holy Saturday
The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter has always felt somewhat nondescript to me. We do nothing much in particular. I probably spend most of my time in the kitchen prepping resurrection rolls (a tradition at our house) and baking lemon meringue pies (a recent but here-to-stay dessert for Easter lunch).
Holy Saturday hasn’t felt especially ...
This Truth Steadies Us Through Transitions
Over the last 20 years, change has woven itself into the fabric of my life sometimes seamlessly and, at other times, in big, ugly clumps.
From when I graduated college till now, I’ve moved cities seven times (That includes addresses on two continents). While that may sound like I seek out adventure, in reality, I like ...
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