Tag Archives: love

Chat with God

Loving Father, we praise You because You are good. Thank You for infusing Your creation with beauty and purpose and for placing us here to enjoy it as we discover You. Your love endures forever! All of creation reflects the … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Gratitude is the child of attention. When we stop to take in what’s before us, a single moment becomes suddenly divisible into thousands. As theologian and mental health nurse John Swinton writes, there is fast time and there is slow … Continue reading →

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Resolve

If we’re going to resolve these issues in America, we’ve got to come together to resolve all of these conflicts and crises in America, we got to find the way to do it in love. – Martin Luther King III … Continue reading →

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A Small Hand in Mine

At first, she was the little face I saw in pictures when her mother and I began dating. When the time was right, she was the tiny body standing cautiously in the corner of the living room — wondering, waiting. … Continue reading →

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Who He Really Was

People say a mother’s love is blind, but that’s not true. For six years, I saw Tristan’s desperation and heard his lies, but that wasn’t the truth of who my son was. That was the shadow of addiction. I also … Continue reading →

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