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Worship Wednesday – Kara Tippetts – Suffering as an Instrument of Love and Worship

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Photo Credit: Mundane Faithfulness For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, … Continue reading Worship Wednesday – Kara Tippetts – Suffering as an Instrument of Love and Worship →

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Kara Tippetts Has Finished Her Race – with Grace and Kindness and Glory to God

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Photo Credit: Mundane Faithfulness For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, … Continue reading Kara Tippetts Has Finished Her Race – with Grace and Kindness and Glory to God →

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A Christmas Letter to the Weary by Blythe Hunt – the First Christmas Without Kara

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Photo Credit: Mundane Faithfulness Kara left us in the Spring…and we miss her. I only know her, actually, through her writing, and through that of her friends and husband…but I miss her. Kara’s dear friend Blythe writes about the sadder, harder side of Christmas… In the midst of loneliness and longing, there is still deep … Continue reading A Christmas Letter to the Weary by Blythe Hunt – the First Christmas Without Kara →

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Today is What We Have – Fight for a Soft Heart Today – Praying for Kara

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No posts from Kara & Company over the weekend, and I was holding my breath. Kara Tippetts is one of the loveliest women I’ve never met. She is a Christ-follower, pastor’s wife, mom of 4, writer, and amazing sister and friend. How I know her is through the cancer she battles, through her faith,  and … Continue reading Today is What We Have – Fight for a Soft Heart Today – Praying for Kara →

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5 Friday Faves – Beyond the Guitar’s Latest, St. Patrick’s Day, 14-year-olds & Adulting, Soundtracks of Our Lives, and Wonder

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1) Beyond the Guitar’s Latest – If you’ve been on here before, you know classical guitarist Nathan Mills (Beyond the Guitar on YouTube). With nothing more needed, here are his latest videos. YouTube Video – The Last of Us (HBO) Main Theme – Atmospheric Guitar Cover YouTube Video – OCTOPATH TRAVELER 2 Main Theme – … Continue reading 5 Friday Faves – Beyond the Guitar’s Latest, St. Patrick’s Day, 14-year-olds & Adulting, Soundtracks of Our Lives, and Wonder →

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5 Friday Faves – LOTR’s “May It Be”, Easter Reading, Forgiveness, On Death and Dying, and Music in the Family

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1) LOTR’s “May It Be”– Classical guitarist Nathan Mills, at Beyond the Guitar, and singer Malinda Kathleen Reese previously collaborated on a beautiful cover of May It Be. This week, he arranged, performed, and posted a full rendition of “May It Be”. Take in all the beauty here. 2) Easter Reading – Every year, sometime … Continue reading 5 Friday Faves – LOTR’s “May It Be”, Easter Reading, Forgiveness, On Death and Dying, and Music in the Family →

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Monday Morning Moment – Prairie Doc Rick Holm – A Life Well-lived

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Photo Credit: Prairie Doc, Facebook Today an old friend has been on my mind…Rick Holm. He died yesterday, March 22, 2020, of pancreatic cancer. He died at a very young 71. [Yesterday was also the 5th anniversary of the death of Kara Tippetts…also so young when she died…also a life well-lived. Never met her yet … Continue reading Monday Morning Moment – Prairie Doc Rick Holm – A Life Well-lived →

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5 Friday Faves – Gladiator on Guitar, Documentaries, Our Faces, Toni Morrison, and Families Sorting Out Trauma Together

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It’s been a week! Babies and birthdays, neighborhood gatherings and sweet homecomings, diner dates and conversations in a late summer garden, walking with friends and working in solitude…life shared. Here we go with this week’s 5 favorite finds. 1) Gladiator on Guitar – I remember the only time I watched the film Gladiator. It was … Continue reading 5 Friday Faves – Gladiator on Guitar, Documentaries, Our Faces, Toni Morrison, and Families Sorting Out Trauma Together →

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5 Friday Faves – How to Train Your Dragon, Expressions of Kindness, Civility, the “Uneducated Base”, and Wonder

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It’s the weekend! Friday Faves on a Saturday because I was slowed down a bit by an end-of-the-week stomach bug. 3 days in this quiet space… and now I’m back at the computer briefly. So this will be quick. 1) How to Train Your Dragon – One of the most beautiful soundtracks I’ve heard is … Continue reading 5 Friday Faves – How to Train Your Dragon, Expressions of Kindness, Civility, the “Uneducated Base”, and Wonder →

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Vintage Christmas – Matters of the Heart – Part 3 – Constancy

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[Today’s blog is Part 3 of 3 – excerpts from a talk given at an ISBC Women’s Ministry Holiday Dinner with the theme: Vintage Christmas – Matters of the Heart. See Part 1 – Capacity – here; Part 2 – Caring – here.] We’re talking about matters of the heart – the kind of character … Continue reading Vintage Christmas – Matters of the Heart – Part 3 – Constancy →