Have you ever seen two butterflies dancing? Have you ever felt the world stop? Their wings’ flutter frees the world into a place of mystery and beauty. You can’t help...
Self-Help & Realizations
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Thoughts Determine Your Destiny
This last Friday I transitioned my grandmother to hospice. It was a difficult decision to make. There have been many sad moments within the last week, but also many blessed...
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How to support your friend through difficult times
Lately, I’ve seen incredible examples of what it means to support a friend through difficult times. My grandmother is really ill and visiting her at the hospital is not easy;...
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Reigniting your first love; finding gratitude in small things through difficult times
Life is about falling in love with God. About realizing who God is through your life experiences, even the difficult moments, and about learning to be thankful through suffering. Because...
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Why do we suffer?
The message at my church last week was titled “Act Absolutely According to God’s Will,” this week, another message was given titled, “Consider Absolute Faith as Life.” The first message...
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Jesus Doesn’t Lie; How History Repeats Itself
TRIGGER WARNING: mention of suicide (though very brief) In middle school, one of my friends came to school crying one day because she said her brother committed suicide. My best...
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Jehovah Will Accompany You and Help You Wherever You Go
Have you ever felt so tiny? So weak? So helpless? I do, especially when I play soccer! I never played soccer growing up, and I never thought I would, that...
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Faith in Action: Keeping Faith In God When Your Loved One Has a Terminal Illness and Taking Care of Yourself
I am my grandmother’s caretaker and power of attorney. I am the sole remaining family member of my grandmother in America. I drive my grandmother to her doctor appointments, go...
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The Power in Confessing Your Sins: Why the past you’re ashamed of is your secret weapon
What’s your deepest darkest secret? I’m talking bout your dirtiest laundry. The stuff you’d imagine your secret FBI agent knows. Yep, that kind of stuff. Every person in the world...
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How to change your perception
“God help me make the most out of this season. I don’t want to live in complaint or wish away the winter. There are treasures to be found in this...