A few weeks ago, a friend challenged me to do two things: Approach each day, all day long, with no expectations. Accept when my agenda gets changed.  She encouraged me that if I can open my heart and mind to whatever people and circumstances bring to me, instead of focusing on my plans and how…

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(Click the image to visit Chatting At the Sky and see what others have unwrapped this past week.) This hymn, whose tune I do not know, was the small gift uncovered in a book I’m reading. It is my prayer this week as God continues to patiently guide this wandering, foolish, foolhardy sheep onto firm…

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(image courtesy of Spirit & Truth Fellowship International) “The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always…

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Don’t forget to visit Conversion Diary for more Friday Quick Takes! 1. I’ve officially fasted from Facebook for one week. I’m ashamed to say I struggled with “withdrawal” the first couple of days. I haven’t missed it much this week, once I got past that. What I have missed is being in touch with old…

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Numerous people have sent me links over the past few weeks, and I wanted to share a few that really resonated with me. Marybeth Chapman, mother to Maria and wife of Stephen Curtis Chapman, on the 17 months since they lost Maria in a tragic accident. Carrien at “She Laughs At the Days,” mother of…

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On the first Saturday of each month bloggers meet to share their latest and greatest blog posts. This month we’re featuring posts from October 2009. Come check out the other great submissions. I really wrestled with which post to link to this month. It was a tie between “I Know I’m Not Supposed To, But…”…

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