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When we’re growing up there are all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be.  Ellen Page Meditation: The current generation of children and teenagers is surrounded by so many impressions. Social media bombard our children with images all day long. ThoseContinue reading ““Working Out Who to Be…””

When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them. It may take a second to say, but for them it could last a life time. Ruthie Lindsey Meditation: I remember growing up that both my parents had a hard time acknowledging beauty. They occasionally mentioned inner beauty as the “heart or soul beauty”. But not outer beauty orContinue reading ““You are beautiful!”…”

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. Martin Luther King, Jr. Meditation: The phenomena we see in the US today resemble the ones in Germany eighty years ago. What we can observe as parallels are the strategic abuse and perversion of a democratic system by influencing the uneducated masses, by either controllingContinue reading ““Never forget”…”

More than 2 billion people now struggle to survive under totalitarian or authoritarian dictatorships. The growing alliances and collaboration among these terrorists is a serious threat to every nation that wishes to enjoy freedom. The United States cannot be beaten, but it could be destroyed, if it turns its back on the oppressed peoples ofContinue reading ““Destructive Isolationism”…”

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly – indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection. Arianna Huffington Meditation: Two poems from 2005 (my girls were 2 years old): “After a long day of excellence at work, I choose toContinue reading ““Excellent Imperfection”…”

Life is full of unanticipated changes. Our only choice as couples is in how we will respond. Gary Chapman Meditation: Rarely couples acknowledge and talk about their marriage going through seasons. However, to me this is a helpful concept. We all know spring and summer, and we usually enjoy those spring years of getting toContinue reading ““The Seasons of Marriage”…”

I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That’s about as exciting as my life gets. Peter Dinklage Meditation: After a long day at work, after driving my girls to dance and back, after preparing a quick meal, I love to just sit, read, writeContinue reading ““Those Big Brown Eyes”…”

Faith means living with uncertainty – feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark. Dan Millman Meditation: We are living in uncertain times. A lot of things are changing around us. Faith during these times means letting our heart guide us. However, our hearts need more thanContinue reading ““Faith Means Living With Uncertainty”…”

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. Martin Luther Meditation: Our German Church in Atlanta is a small mission church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). About 350 Lutheran delegates met these past days for the Southeastern Synod Assembly in Chattanooga, TN. TheContinue reading ““Part of the Larger Body”…”

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity. George MacDonald Meditation: It is so tempting to “keep going”. Sometimes the demands of life are so multilayered, and we have so many different roles to play, that it is hard to knowContinue reading “The Dregs of Exhaustion…”