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Happy Views Day!
Last week, I received the largest reader response from my weekly posts about a Year of Active Courage.
On December 7th, I wrote my only material Christmas wish this year. That three-word answer generated multiple stories and memories. I appreciate your thoughtful input.
This week’s insider look at what matters to me:
Favorite book genre: Fiction: historical stories with characters who represent honor; Nonfiction: biographies
Courageously, Christina
Change is perpetual motion. At every moment, in all parts of the universe, transitions occur. Some shifts are dramatic, other evolutions are subtle. I’ve been harvesting a bounty of professional changes since July. Without listing a bumper crop of examples, I’ll summarize. Various fields where I’ve planted seed have been fruitful. I’ve also stumbled across…
I mentor a group of ladies at a youth organization every Friday afternoon. With five Fridays in November, we are using a gratitude theme for each of our five senses. Last week we focused on the sense of touch, this week we concentrated on smell. Our mentor sessions include keeping a weekly “treasure chest.” Each…
Talk about an encore presentation! I’ve read Luke’s account of the transfiguration countless times. Today I received a mountaintop experience of my own. Jesus took Peter, John and James to pray with him and talk about his pending death. They were on a mountain when a flash of lightning appeared. Moses and Elijah joined them…
Deposits. Withdrawals. I looked through my bills with a shocking reality. This month, several expenses come from what I consider fear-based charges. Car insurance. House rental insurance. Dental insurance. Vision insurance. Health insurance. We live in a culture where we can buy insurance for nearly anything. From art to pets to body parts. From computer…
Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the tie of testing, they fall away (Luke 8:13 NIV). Cringe factor? High! I spent this summer on a mission field to minister to oppressed…
Sometimes people say, “Give me the news. The good, the bad, the ugly.” I’ve begun to update this phrase. Instead of the good, bad, and ugly, I consider the good, different, and unexpected. I find this mental shift unshackles me from limited perceptions. Just because a situation turns out differently than I intended doesn’t make…