To Encourage
(This month we bring back one of Susan’s most popular blogs. Definitely worth repeating!) It isn’t actually the tooth that hurts, it’s the gum above the tooth, I told myself. I put up with the discomfort for a week, but when…
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by Susan Miller Trish was in our After the Boxes are Unpacked study many years ago after she moved here from California to retire. We would see each other at church for a few years after that, then our paths…
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As I was going through a box of memorabilia recently, I came across a favorite old story that was a simple, but valuable, reminder to always come back to what’s really important in life. Perhaps it will be a good…
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It’s true. I have gophers in my backyard. My backyard wall, (walls are common around houses in Arizona), backs up to a shallow ravine, commonly called a “wash” in neighborhoods like mine. I love the privacy the wash provides between…
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by Susan Miller Oh what fun…the projects we plan…the schedules we set! So many of my friends are in the middle of a home makeover and dealing with the stress of waiting. They wait to get on the schedule of…
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by Susan Miller People never cease to amaze me with their acts of kindness. I marvel at the creative ideas that can come from simple gestures in life, and then how they begin to blossom into a ministry of kindness…
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by Susan Miller “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” This quote by William Wordsworth is taped to my computer to inspire me when I sit down to write. So many times, I’ve done just that—let my heart…
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by Susan Miller Once again, another new year is already slipping by. For me, it’s never too late to re-exam my heart, my life, and ― my calendar. I recently took some much-needed time to focus on the choices and…
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The recess bell of summer has rung! School is in session once again. Whether you are a mom with children back in school, teens starting high school, college students settling in on campus, or even if you are taking some…
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A friend was standing in my kitchen the other day, chatting away, when her eyes locked in on a picture hanging on the wall behind me. She walked past me and looked closely at the picture. “This is so lovely!…
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