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A Christmas Lesson From A Coffee Shop

The Toffee Crunch Mocha Latte called my name. I deliberated over the other options. The americano with a splash of milk. Way fewer calories. The cappuccino with a foamy heart. Way more sensible. The south Indian filter coffee. Way more familiar. But the Toffee Crunch Mocha Latte was just more… holiday-y. This is the season to indulge, they say. So ...

Let Your SMART Goals Give Way To WISE Ones

We’re six months into 2022, halfway through the year — which means by now we should have checked off half the goals which we charted out at the beginning of the year. You know, written half the book. Run half the marathons. Lost half the weight. Cleaned out half our drawers and closets. Saved half ...

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 ...

Does What You’re Doing Really Count?

This last week didn’t quite go exactly as planned. I’m guessing that’s happened to you too in the recent past. You plan to stay on schedule. But the only thing that sticks to its guns is a blasted headache that ruins your day. You plan to work out and get outdoors more. But the only thing that takes ...

What Does Rest Really Look Like?

The other day a friend texted me with a question: If you could have a perfectly restful day, what would it look like? My initial reaction was to say something flippant like: “Sleep in all day with no one saying the word, “Mama!”.” Or perhaps, “Binge watch Netflix for six hours without a whiff of guilt.” But ...

Finding Rest In A Busy World

There’s no getting around the fact that we live in an always-spinning world. We yearn for quietness in our souls – but, often, that deep rest seems out of our reach. Or is it? In the next few days, let’s spend a few minutes peeking into the home of Mary and Martha in Bethany. Two ...

In Search of Rest

This month my post for Indiaanya was on rest - something that God is showing me how to enjoy, in the absence of much of the craziness that my life with two littles in America afforded. So, at the moment, I'm enjoying my R&R, and discovering that our souls find rest in God alone. (Ps 62) You can read ...
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