You will read this post in a couple weeks when I have returned from vacation. But as I sit down to write, I am still on the anticipatory side of a 10-day camping trip. We’ll
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Tag: perseverance
Fighting the Battle (or not)
I was listening to a song the other day on the radio: I’m fighting a battle You’ve already won. The song is a rallying cry to overcome whatever comes our way. Take courage! God has
Read moreSo You Think You’re Tough?
I like to think I’m tough. Here’s how I know I’m not. The other day I was re-reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Farmer Boy. I love reading about these hardy pioneers. I mostly love to read
Read moreStay the Course
You wouldn’t think something like failure to stay the course or a simple sandbar grounding could entertain a village for more than a century or two, but then you’d have to know a little something
Read morePerseverance in Prayer Yields Rich Rewards
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” ~ Isaiah 41:10 Perseverance
Read moreIt’s Time
The new year is a suitable time to think about new beginnings, but it certainly isn’t the only time. Into creation, God has built cycles, seasons, and even mandates that prompt us to pick ourselves
Read moreToday’s Forecast: Stormy with a Chance of Patience
Here in New England, we have a saying: “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute. It will change.” When I moved to the Midwest, I learned they have the same saying. And it’s
Read moreShoveling Rain
The storm started as rain. Cold and pelting. Then sluicing. Then softer. The quality of the sound changed, the texture of the rain changed, and I knew it was time for action. By the time
Read moreLike a Shower of Leaves
I had forgotten the sound, but I remember it now. Standing in a New England woods, watching the autumn leaves drift through the canopy, I flash back. I remember tumbling through giant piles of leaves,
Read moreLeadership Lessons in a Blade of Grass
There is an opportunity in between all of that to have a real impact. This is how.
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