a life incredible, vivid, excellent.
Joy is not naivete. To be innocent is not to be ignorant. To rejoice in hope is to be a light in the darkness.
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What if you could step out of your normal everyday life for a hour or two and into the midst of an adventure particular to you?
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Being a cathedral exposes your heart and your soul to everyone within earshot; being a mouse makes it easy to hide.
Read MoreEmmanuel — behold Him the Meek and Mighty, child the universe’s Maker come to what we have defiled Emmanuel — o praise Him the righteous Warrior wise He comes the fettered heart to free and none will He despise Emmanuel — adore Him the Shepherd tender, true He comes the broken to restore and make…
Read Morei thank Thee, uncreated Son that Thou didst deign to shine within the darkness of my soul and warm my heart with Thine i thank Thee, ever-endless One Who left Thy holy throne to take my evanescent frame and wear it as Thine own i thank Thee, Living Water sweet Whose life Thou freely gave…
Read Morego seek Him in the country
go find Him by the way
go see that in your night has dawned
the light of endless day
wake up, the sun is risen wake up, the night is done wake up, for sorrow’s ended wake up, for joy is won wake up, in love He suffered wake up, in love He bled wake up, the Hero conquered wake up, the dragon’s dead wake up, the sea is gleaming wake up, the sky’s…
Read MoreHe wants me to hold His hand and walk with Him, trusting that He’s big enough to pick up the trees across the path and dig out the boulders in the way, and that He’s patient enough to match His strides to mine and pick me up and dust me off each time i fall down, even if it’s every other step.
and that’s just the way things are.
Read Moremy hands are empty; i keep them tightly balled into fists for illusion’s sake, to make the rest of the world (and myself) think there’s something held within that tight little grasp, but there’s no fooling You. sometimes i feel that sharp little pain in my chest and bleat oh God, is this what it…
Read MoreJesus is patient. Jesus is kind. Jesus is not envious. Jesus is not a braggart. Jesus does not think more of Himself than He ought to. Jesus is never rude no matter the circumstances. Jesus does not demand things must be done His way (“not My will, but Thy will be done”). Jesus does not…
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last september marked five years since my brain surgery. if it weren’t for the scar beneath my hair and the titanium plate in my skull, by now i might think it was all just another a strange dream. “scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real.” ― cormac mccarthy, all…
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once upon a time on a late spring sunday afternoon (most likely after a thrilling nap), i found myself … bored? inspired? whimsical? i don’t know. but i decided to lean on the windowsill and pose for the camera … this was back in 2011 before the word “selfie” was ubiquitous. it was also before…
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