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Read more: one more
It’s been a long day. I’ve been telling myself we’ll make it to bedtime with everyone’s sanity and hearts intact. I’ve been telling myself we’re doing great and it’s ok to be a little tuckered out. I’ve been telling myself I’m just a little tense with the old nerves, it’s been a long day, you…
other thinkings…
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sand dollar joy
Read more: sand dollar joyJoy feels far these days, and I don’t know exactly why. It’s like a sand dollar buried on the beach. You don’t know where it is, but you know it’s somewhere, so you keep on walking until you find it. You keep slapping your bare foot against the wet sand, hoping to feel the bulge of life beneath. And when the sun starts to set…
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the first of one thousand gifts
Read more: the first of one thousand giftsIt was a rough day. I walk into my first class (third period) and the kids want to know if I’m mad. I haven’t even said a word yet. Am I mad? No, I’m exhausted. I’m insecure. I don’t know what I’m doing, and their complaints and eye rolls only serve as a constant reminder of my doubts. Am I mad? Am I having a…
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eager and waiting
Read more: eager and waitingdear God, let me be patient for your plans to come to light. let me patient for all the work that you still have yet to complete in me. You know my heart. You know my desires. they beat within me, and sometimes it feels as if they beat me. but God. You made me joanna. You’ve called me to be single now and, Lord,…
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pounding in rhythm
Read more: pounding in rhythmToday I woke up to the neighbors doing some construction on the only wall that separates me from them. To the offbeat rhythm of hammers pounding, I made some coffee, ate my cornflakes, and took a shower. Knowing how typical it is for the pounding to go the entire day, I dug my iPod out of my backpack and settled myself back in the bedroom…
Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.
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