Brenda

Give the Gift That Keeps on Giving – Rest

This Christmas, think outside the box and give the gift of rest. Do you love someone who is winded? Weary? Your sister, pastor, mail-carrier, neighbor, son, co-worker? What about a dear friend? Give them a gift they …

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Living on a Promise

Thanksgiving is a time for inventory. We can inventory our blessings. We can inventory our heart. Some years my heart is overflowing with thanksgiving. There is much to be thankful for and praise is quick to rise …

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Stress Is Your Friend

Stress is our friend. Too much stress and it becomes our enemy – out to destroy all we hold dear. The strings of a violin need the right amount of tension to do what they were made …

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Compassion Fatigue: Life in the Trench

Some of us are living life “in over our heads” meeting critical needs of others morning, noon, and night. Boundaries blur. The call of duty is relentless. Disaster Relief Workers Trauma Care Staff Understaffed Organizations Parents of …

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Compassion Fatigue: Life in the Trench

Some of us are living life “in over our heads” meeting critical needs of others morning, noon, and night. Boundaries blur. The call of duty is relentless. Disaster Relief Workers Trauma Care Staff Understaffed Organizations Parents of …

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After The Hurricane – The Messy Middle

The evening news is strangely quiet about the monumental hurricane relief effort underway in the south, as well as the Caribbean Islands. The tragedy of the hurricane damage is now old news. Sadly, there are new tragedies …

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After the Hurricane Hits

Some of us watched images of TRAGEDY flicker on a screen before us this September as destructive hurricanes tore through the islands of the Caribbean and the southeast states of the United States. Some of us lived it. This post …

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“Run Hard. Rest Well.” is Not Nice

The whole idea, the whole premise of “Run Hard. Rest Well.” is not nice. It is not nice, it is needed. It’s needed for sanity. For families to be whole. For hearts to heal. For the church …

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Picture Perfect

This post is for all of us. It targets those whose lives “clean up well” – where things look picture perfect, but there’s more to the story. Written by a dear friend of mine, Joy also speaks …

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