cultivating the beautiful ordinary by sharing our tales and our tables
The conversation that evening was sweet, as much a contributor to the celebration as the sumptuous meal and quiet candlelight at a favorite restaurant. My friend wanted to hear what had been significant for me in the year that was finishing and what I was looking forward to in the year ahead. As the evening…
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When your prayer request isn’t just for your grandma’s dog, you quit requesting so much. Don’t request at all, unless asked. Then it’s How’s your mother and you have to decide if you’ll lie in church—Fine—or tell it. She’s safe. She’s driving down to Memphis again to check on him, seems he’s got a cyst,…
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I am not always great at asking for care. I think some of that lingers from childhood, growing up in a house where not making a mess or being a mess was considered a strength.
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“Theology is simply what we think about God and then living that truth out in our right now lives.” -Sarah Bessey
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Until recently, I had no understanding of what forgiveness is and is not.
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