Overcoming My Excuses
I have a fight with myself every day. Every day I tell myself to go for a walk. But then the excuses slip in the door. “It’s cold and...
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janetmchenry
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Finding the Up Side in this Year's Downs
A year of ups and downs, huh? “Ups?” you say? Yes, despite what’s happened, I am determined to keep #lookingup. A year ago Sunday I flew...
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Just Do It
Halfway into the closet months of COVID last year, I found myself just paralyzed. I seemingly couldn’t put one foot in front of the other...
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The Oxymoronic Prayer
When I taught high school English, Romeo and Juliet provided many an example of the oxymoron–a short figure of speech that has...
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How do you say Grace?
I am betting more people than normal will be using the word “grace” this week. “Will you say the grace?” After all, some kind of giving...
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When the Power Goes Out
Yesterday I was in such a funk. Because of winds up to 70 mph, the power went off around 10:30 in the morning and remained off all day...
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Finding that Elusive Peace
Christmas is coming, and as I find myself making a Christmas list for my immediate family of 20, plus other family and friends, I...
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Finding Hope
Hope: n. desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment I can have hope for a good future because I trust God. I do not...
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From Anger to Forgiveness
Ever had someone cuss you out in a nonstop blue streak of the worst possible names? I have. I tell you, teachers put up with a lot. When...
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Crumbs and Conversation: Where Healing Starts
Jesus included everyone in the conversation. He spoke with a Samaritan woman–who wasn’t part of the Jewish faith in-crowd, being half-Jew...
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That Kind of God
Scripture says that God will reign over the earth. When I think about figurehead kings and queens around the world, I wonder how others...
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Coping with Compassion Fatigue
As a board member of The Sierra Schools Foundation, I recently helped coordinate efforts to bring social-emotional training to our small...
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How do I Know God has a Calling for Me? Part 3
The last two days I have shared two of the three callings I know that God has laid on me, as well as how they have played out in my life....
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How do I Know God has a Calling for Me? Part 2
Yesterday I shared the first of three calls I know God put on my life. The first was this: “I want you to write for me” in 1986. Three...
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Stopping the World's Spin
he greatest torture I could inflict on our gregarious daughter was to banish her to her room. She thrived on the company of others, so...
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Paying Attention to Warning Signs
Warnings. Words of advice. Gut feelings. Cautionary tales. Do we pay attention? Do I listen to others’ counsel and pay attention to their...
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Finding Hope in a Sea of Blackness
We drove to church yesterday, with a black wall to our right half of the way to Reno. Wildfires licked up just about every spot of green...
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Seeing Past your Own Limitations
What kinds of limitations have you put on yourself? “I’m a woman–that’s a man’s job.” “I didn’t get a college education so . . . “ “My...
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Finding Perfect Peace
I often paint an idyllic picture of my little town with photos that I post on my personal Facebook page. Quaint houses and cute churches....
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Weathering the Season
I don’t know another time when I’ve felt I’ve lived just about every line of this famous piece of poetry written by King Solomon from...
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