Category: Joy
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The Thread of Chapters
There are moments in life that divide our stories into a before and an after. Sometimes we recognize them immediately. Other times, it takes years of looking backward to understand that we were standing at a crossroads, that something was shifting beneath our feet, that the trajectory of our lives was changing in ways we…
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History Doesn’t Pack Easily
I woke up this morning aware of two competing truths before my feet even touched the floor. One was sacred.The other was unavoidable. Today marked our 28th wedding anniversary. That number landed on my chest with weight and familiarity, like a stone I’ve carried for decades—smoothed by time, but still heavy. I lay still for…
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Experiencing New Mercies
There’s something sacred about the quiet of morning — the hush before the world stirs, the soft light breaking through the dark. It’s in that stillness that I remember: His mercies are new every single morning. Not borrowed from yesterday, not held off for tomorrow, but fresh — tailored for today. I’ve come to know…
