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Set Apart, Not Aside
To be set aside is once if the worse feelings in human nature. To be set aside is like saying you are not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, strong enough, or even just enough. It’s lonely, painful and nothing… Continue reading
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Ask For Wonder, Lose Comfort.
We live in an age where we heavily rely on graphs, facts, and science to tell us how things work. We want to know the whys and hows of everything as quick as possible and then move on to the… Continue reading
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Forgiven
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a… Continue reading
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What Would Jesus Do Within Government?
I was scrolling on Instagram and saw someone posted a political video… Intrigued by it I clicked and watched it. My first thought was, “hmm yeah that sounds nice.” But he kept saying “what would Jesus do” after every point… Continue reading
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Little Faith, Much Distraction
Who else is so fearful of the unknown and afraid of doing the wrong thing? I for sure am. The fear often stops me from living life fully and living how God calls me to live. I pray and pray… Continue reading
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What Will Heaven Be Like
This past Sunday in church my pastor (Jim) talked about heaven and what heaven will be like. He said there is no temple in heaven because The Lord and The Lamb are its temple. (Revelation 21:22-27) Jim said heaven is… Continue reading
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Waves of Loneliness
Loneliness is something that I have struggled to face all my life. It is something that I faced as a child, all throughout middle school, all throughout high school, and all throughout college. Loneliness has become an old friend of… Continue reading
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Live Happily Inked
The whole reason I started Live Happily Inked was based on one realization… that the world could use a lot more color, love, and kindness Nothing brings me more joy than creating things and spreading kindness to others. So much… Continue reading
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Wood and Nail
What do you see when you look at the cross? Do you just see a symbol? Do you picture Jesus? Are you reminded of that the cross is all about? Maybe a mix of all three depending on the day?… Continue reading
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”
— Matthew 16:24
Notice the simple moments of life…They are the most perfect moments to see God’s beauty.
Writings from a never silent mind.