Magical Memoir Moments
Sabbath: A Challenge to Truly Take a Break
Every Sabbath is a New Beginning. But we don’t always take the gift it offers. Today can be different. My New Beginning today is to do no blogging. In fact, I am not going to check email, Facebook, or my blog all day. I’ve written this post in advance so that I could try a…
Wholeheartedness: The Way to Make a New Beginning
Yesterday we talked about Brene Brown’s TED talk on vulnerability. Her word for the people who have embraced vulnerability with courage, is “wholeheartedness.” I hope your New Beginnings give you greater, and more whole, heart. If you need a little extra heart today, just take a look at my grandson Owen on this picture. He’s…
The Power of Vulnerability: Admitting My Ambition and Fear of Pride
One of the themes I heard from the pulpit during my Mennonite childhood was called “nonresistance.” We read texts like these: “My strength is made perfect in weakness.” II Corinthians 12:9 “Perfect love casts out fear.” I John 4:18 Keep these texts in mind as you watch (or possibly watch again) Brene Brown in her…
Beginner’s Mind: How New Beginnings Lead to Growth Through Grace
The birth of a baby reminds us of how fragile and malleable the human mind and spirit are. We can only stand in awe as a baby opens her eyes and eventually finds her fingers and toes. Soon she is smiling and reaching for toys. This same transformation takes place thousands if not millions…
Bowled Over by New Beginnings: Day Two of the Journey toward Launch
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 King James Version (KJV) Confession: yesterday when I set out the 100 Day Challenge, I wasn’t sure what would happen. I knew…
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