Am I Living Congruently with Who God Says I Am?

It has been a few months since the bitter, cold day that our sweet rabbit, Cocoa, gave birth to her four babies.

It was a day that Cocoa acted on her feelings instead of the realities and truth of her situation. The result was quite horrific to see. The ensuing tragedy gave me a terrifically helpful illustration to remember going forward.

It’s also lead me to ask this week’s question:

“Am I living congruently with who God says I am?…

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Big Resolutions Vs. Little moments

Happy New Year!  I appreciate you, the reader, and how so many of you encouraged me throughout 2013.

So do you have big resolutions that you’re sharing with friends and family today?

Perhaps it is a quiet thought about change that you are storing up in your heart.

I’d like to encourage you today…

In his article, Trading One Dramatic Resolution for 10,000 Little Ones at Desiring God, Paul Tripp says this:

“Is change important? Yes, it is for all of us in some way. Is commitment essential? Of course! There is a way in which all…

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Encouragement for a Change in Seasons

There is a change of seasons going on here.  A change that has me thinking about other things than writing this week. So I’m going back to my storehouse of posts.  This is my post from exactly one year ago…

I watched the kids from the neighborhood play under the street lamp…unwilling to let go of the last summer night.  The fall wind quietly entered our neighborhood last night and stirred their hair.  The parents stood around talking about work and how we needed to get in, get the kids…

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