Inner Beauty

• My Shepherd 4 years ago Here are a few thoughts that I jotted down while reading the 23rd Psalm.He makes me rest because He sees how I've overdone it.He leads me because He sees how lost I feel.He refreshes me because He sees how much life has taken out of me.He guides me because I can't see the way forward.He comforts me...
• Throwing Cement 5 years ago Every place we've lived, I've found a place to run.  Along the ocean in New Zealand, through the woods of Michigan, along the rivers in Moscow and Taipei.  A place comes alive when it's just you and the world.  It's as close to being a local that I can become.  Some of my favorite memories of a...
• When Thankfulness Went Sailing Away 5 years ago Marshall, LiberiaI came home at lunch today looking forward to sharing a meal with a friend. The house was quiet and as I headed into the kitchen I realized that I had the date wrong on my calendar. A bit of disappointment clouded my heart but regardless, it was nice to leave my desk, stretch my...
• May Your Enemies be Scattered 6 years ago It's not often that I find myself wandering through the book of Numbers. It's a lot of counting and long, unpronounceable names. There's instruction and laws and disappointment and wandering. It's not where I turn when I need some encouragement or something to fill all those empty spots inside me....
• I Am Strong: Finding God's Peace and Strength in Life's Darkest Moments 7 years ago I Am StrongFinding God's Peace and Strength in Life's Darkest MomentsBy John S. DickersonA year ago a friend placed this book in my hands. We had just spent an hour together sharing our journeys through MS. She's been on this path longer than I, so I understood the wisdom of her words when she gave...

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