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For those of us who can, we are reminded to notice the trees and falling leaves. The changing of the colors is always beautiful but sometimes it is followed by sadness or a sense of loss. Perhaps we are aware but maybe we can’t quite put a label […]

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Our message today asks us to have “grace under fire.

At first I thought this was about yesterday’s election. But as I sat with it, I realized it is only a small part…example of it. We have been having messages about conflicts, problems, etc. Today’s message is about having grace under […]

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A reminder to be  humble is certainly a worthwhile message. But that is just a piece of today’s message.

Our message today is actually able being proud. Perhaps that seems a contradiction. But we are told it is not. Indeed we always need to considering how everything we do, […]

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We are all confronted with situations, problems, conflicts, issues, decisions. As we were reminded yesterday, we can never know everything. We never have all of the information.

Today’s message is a tag on to yesterday’s message. We are reminded to look at all of the above directly, head-on. Confront the situation, […]

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We are asked today to lighten up and not be so hard on ourselves. We never ever have a complete picture. Only God does. We sometimes think we do but that is an illusion.

All we can ever do is make our best guess. We can use what know and make […]

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Our message today tells us to drop the “only” from “It’s only my imagination.

You imagination is precious and powerful. Believe in it.

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take…

-Affirm…“I am loved.”

-Remember…You […]

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So many people right now are feeling shakey and/or uncertain. For sure, the fear mongering by our political system feeds into this. But there are other things as well. We are in a change of seasons and getting ready for a time change. There is naturally more darkness with […]

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Physicists say that rainbows are actually full circles. This is a perfect analogy for today’s message.

When we see a rainbow, we see it as an arc, beautiful and open. It inspires the leprechaun with the bucket of gold at the end of it. It is HOPEful. It encourages us.

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This is a good message, good reminder, right? It is but it is not the main message. Today’s message is speaking to those who take on too much responsibility.

Today’s message is about taking too much responsibility. My Mom had a favorite saying, “God helps those who help themselves.” […]

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We can all agree that grief is tough. Usually we associate grief with loss of a loved one. But there are all kinds of grief; loss of job, divorce, empty nesting, moving, a plan, decision, or action that did not go the way we wanted or expected it to. We can […]