Boxes and what if’s. Boxes are useful in many ways. There are boxes for gifts, moving, storing treasures and outdated clothes. Boxes for shipping items bought off the Internet. There a box, here a box, everywhere a box. Some boxes are not made with human hands. These boxes are created in our minds by what we… Continue reading Boxes and What If’s – by Pat Everett
My Beloved Child, Come with Me. Rest, breathe, take a moment and let Me speak over you. Allow Me to share My valentine for you. I carried you in my heart before the world was created. You are my delight. When I look at you, I smile. I loved you into existence. My breath is… Continue reading My Valentine’s Message to You – by Pat Everett
by Pat Everett What words would you use to describe “ordinary”? The following are from the dictionary, “common, routine, deficient in quality as in poor or inferior.” Never a word I wanted describing me. And, certainly not what I would call a gift. Christ, the Word made flesh, came into the world as ordinary, common… Continue reading The Gift of Ordinary
By Leasa Forbes How many times do you dismiss your abilities or desires because you see those around you that are seemingly sooo far ahead or wise or "have it together"? Paul confronts this problem of self-deprecation in 1 Corinthians 12:12-27. He gives character to the body parts to express the silliness of envy and… Continue reading The Hindrance of Self-Deprecation
Failure. I am sure you have heard the phrase from the Apollo 13 mission, “Failure is not an option.” Sounds inspiring and heroic. I lived most of my life trying to avoid failure and instead found my life littered with failure of every type and color. As a result, I lived in hiddenness and fear, clothed in shame and… Continue reading Failure – by Pat Everett
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