A Virtual Scrapbook of Grace {The Grove: Treasured Up}
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Category: Hope and Joy
Merry Christmas from Velvet Ashes
A Christmas Prayer Jesus, the Light of the World, as we celebrate your birth, may we begin to see the world in the light of the understanding you give...
Returning Stronger Than Before
After a fun, bantering conversation with my mom, she looked at my husband and said, “Wow, Jeremy! What happened? Jenilee is a bit feistier than I remember.”...
My Christmas Mom
As our twenty-fourth Christmas overseas approached, an overwhelming sadness shrouded me. Shouldn’t it get easier with time? We arrived to Central America on December 28, 1991 with a babe in...
Waiting Safely
When I was a child I used to love the weeks leading up to Christmas. The waiting for that one special day that was slowly approaching was almost delicious. Every...
Learning to Savor
Savor the moment Enjoy the journey Stop and smell the roses Capture the fluffy moments These are simple...
A Sheltered Faith
A couple of weeks ago I picked up an old notebook of mine and out slipped a 3x5 card with a bible verse printed on it. It was a verse...
What a movie about ice hockey taught me about being a beloved child of God
A few weeks ago I watched a Disney movie from the 90’s called “The Mighty Ducks,” which I had never seen before. A major theme is the main character Gordon’s...
He Calls You: Beloved
"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." I love this opening line from a C.S. Lewis book. It always makes me...
Hooked on Change
A couple of weeks ago I was sitting next to my 10-year-old daughter on the couch. She was still wearing the pajamas she had worn the night before, even though...
