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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. Keep doing what you’re doing. I’m certain God gave me those words, because there have been many days since when I felt like quitting. Not because I’m disgruntled, or even wishing I could do something else, but because sometimes I’m just tired. It is in those moments that I hear those words:. Keep doing what you’re doing. I’m thinking we all need a place or time or words that we can revisit over and over in order to persevere. Posted in just me. Are sad an...
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why we need hope: the hospital | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. What makes a great daddy? Because sometimes you feel like quitting →. Why we need hope: the hospital. It was in that moment that God prompted me to begin praying for him. I have no idea what his life story may bebut I am certain that God wanted me to prayand I’m certain how He wanted me to pray. My prayer is that this man would know the hope that can only come through the hope of a risen Savior. Hope in the hospital. I was born to a Christian mother and f...
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wife, mom, nana | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. Wife, mom, nana. Here’s where is gets really personal. My husband is my love, my son is my heart, my daughter is my joy. Out of chaos…the creation of the hamdog! Why I’m not like my mother. 8 life lessons from a little person. We’re still having fun, and you’re still the one. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. What I l...
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poems | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. The Hallways of My Mind. Has It Been Long Enough. When I ride my bike. When I look in your eyes. You prayed for me. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Follow Blog via Email.
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spiritual leader | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. These entries were originally written to encourage and inspire women leading other women in the local church, but have been adapted for non-gender specific leaders in all ministry settings. What will you do if you stay? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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because sometimes you feel like quitting | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. Why we need hope: the hospital. The Bible and Bingo →. Because sometimes you feel like quitting. A few weekends ago, I was on call. And that weekend was a not. With a glad servant heart. But then, there came a call around 10pm that same night just minutes after I’d climbed into bed. Jumping into my car with a glad heart suddenly became more challenging. And my spirit is weary! Maybe I should just quit! When I stay steadfast. I fulfill my purpose. I have t...
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just thinking | to everything there is a season | Page 2
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. Newer posts →. Having had cancer is something I rarely think about. Until I do. It happens on the days I wake up to go in for my every-sixth-month mammogram/ultrasound or MRI. It happens when I pick up my prescription refill for Tamoxifen. It happens when people ask me to share my story. And, last month, it happened when I was asked to attend a Cancer Survivors Luncheon. I thought, Isn’t this nice! But I think it’s good for me to remember. Because whe...
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the beauty of being there | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. What makes a great daddy? The beauty of being there. The room may be darkthe patient may be asleep or not even consciousthe only sound to be heard might be the signal that an IV bag is empty, or that a medical device is giving assistance. In that moment, there is not really anything to do no meals to bring, no conversations to carry, no more what can I do’s. All that’s left to do is to just be there. I’m just thinking, to be able to represent that? You ar...
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chaplain | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. These stories reflect what patients and families taught me while I was an intern and then resident hospital chaplain. Many of the stories are my way of honoring sacred moments with people in crisis. Who’s ordaining you? The tears I forgot to cry. When you say nothing at all. The miracle of the hiccups. What do our prayers mean? What’s your sign? Go ahead and laugh. A vow of no regrets. What’s good news to you? Are you what you ought to be? Wife, mom, nana.
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the Bible and Bingo | just thinking
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To everything there is a season. Wife, mom, nana. Because sometimes you feel like quitting. The night before Christmas →. The Bible and Bingo. One of the things I love about being a hospital chaplain is that behind every door or curtain, there is a story. A world-class athlete in an intensive care unit, a homeless woman in the critical decision unit, a retired magician in the stepdown unit. Every patient, a story. Before I prayed, I wanted to know more about this special woman named Cindy. I learned ...