Tag Archives: healing

Beauty for Ashes

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Ann

In life, some things cannot be shared with others…cannot fit into a blog or be summed up in a few paragraphs.  Sometimes honoring the wishes and lives of others outweighs the call to transparency.  I am walking through one of … Continue reading →

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Beach Life

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Ann

Something about the beach…the constant reminder of God’s presence and goodness…of his vast forgiveness and unceasing mercy. The waves beat against the shore, the glorious sun fills the sky, and I look down at the fragile dune life, knowing that … Continue reading →

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Reacting to blindness

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Ann

Returned to the closet today…not literally, of course.   Just a different way of talking to God…more intimate, reciprocating.   I have feared betrayal most of my life, have misread situations and conditions of the heart in other people and … Continue reading →

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Life to the full

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ann

Have not posted lately…physical and spiritual reasons not important.  I spent time with my 5th-grade daughter at the end of a very difficult week.  A discussion with a friend made me notice how fully alive she is…the life to the … Continue reading →

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Sharing in brokenness

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Ann

In weakness we are made perfect. I used to hide my depression and struggles; withdrew for the comfort of others and the safety of myself.  I felt convicted by God, though; not for having the depression, but for hiding it.  … Continue reading →

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Perfect timing

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Ann

God’s perfect timing has filled my thoughts.  My choir director frequently reminds us that the right note at the wrong time is the wrong note.   This musical truism reflects universal truth.  Sometimes we are not ready to hear something, … Continue reading →

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Rescuing turtles

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Ann

Flooding has displaced the wildlife, creating strange sights. Snapping turtles with moss-covered backs have emerged for the first time in years. I saw one large snapping turtle sun-basking on the hot pavement of a rural highway. A young couple in … Continue reading →

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Year of Jubilee

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Ann

Our worship leader spoke of the Year of Jubilee…a time when we forgive and are forgiven debts, when we take back what Satan has taken away from us.  I had not given much thought to Jubilee, although the idea of … Continue reading →

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Make me an instrument

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Ann

We revisited an old prayer last week…one that I have loved since I was a child: “Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is … Continue reading →

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