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Have you ever stifled your hopes to avoid disappointment? Me too. A lifetime of being a Chicago Cubs fan has taught me not to get my hopes up. When I was a kid I watched or listened to every game possible, … Continue reading
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Last weekend my husband and I attended my uncle’s funeral. He will be mightily missed, but my cousins and I had a lovely time remembering and reconnecting. Tuesday morning we all woke up to news of another devastating terror attack in … Continue reading
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How strong is your vocabulary? (Click here to find out.) A robust vocabulary can be an advantage in life, or at least it is in Scrabble or Words with Friends. Some people enrich their words by doing crossword puzzles, others by learning a … Continue reading
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It’s almost Christmas. Are you ready? Will you be ready? I’m not ready…yet. Christmas will come about, like it always does, and I will be ready, like I always am. However, not without some chaos and confusion. Every year I determine … Continue reading
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“Hope is hearing the melody of the future. Faith is to dance to it.”* What is the melody that your future will compose? How do (will) you dance to it today in faith? “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.” Psalm … Continue reading
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The future lies before me in the form of puzzle pieces. Goals. Skills. Passion. Experience. Gifting. Opportunities. Dreams. Resources. Faith. Kingdom of God. Power. Following Jesus. Hope. Family. Finances. Commitments. Constraints. Perceptions. Markets. Ideas. Service. Potential. World. Needs. Fear. Oops. Toss that piece off … Continue reading
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The Saturday between the Friday on which Jesus died and the Sunday of his resurrection must have been a day of grief, despair, confusion, and divine silence. Have you ever had a day like that? I have. Where are you God? What was that all about anyway? Why … Continue reading
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It is my confident hope that spring will one day arrive in Chicago. Sadly, it will not likely be within the next ten days. I have faith that even though I am wearing a wool sweater and boots today and my back yard looks like this… … Continue reading
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What if I told you that I spent the weekend at a conference with a diverse group of over nine-hundred people without hearing one negative word? Not one. Kindness, acceptance and generosity were unfailing. Really. It gave me hope. The event … Continue reading
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My family lost a loved one this week. Wednesday’s funeral service for my Uncle Carl was a lovely tribute to his well-lived life, and the lunch that followed was an opportunity to share hugs, tears and laughter with aunts, uncles, and cousins. It … Continue reading
