Paying Attention: What Bonding with My Dog Taught Me About God—and People

Like a plant requires water and sunlight to thrive and grow, our animals need food, adequate sleep, adequate play, and plenty of petting in order to thrive. It’s the same way with our relationships with other people—and with God.

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How Validating Can Be a Powerful Way to Show Love

Validation is when we understand and accept someone else’s feelings as real, worthy, and of value. The opposite is invalidation, when we dismiss, reject, or judge those feelings as unimportant and without value. My blog on how validating can be a powerful way to show love.

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Not Like Everybody Else

It took me far too long into my adult years to figure out all this social orchestration and misfit angst was nonsense, and as a child of God, I only needed to worry about pleasing God. That’s where I sit today, finally liberated from my shackles of worry, self-doubt and pain. A blog on identity in Christ.

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Finding Your Footing When You’re in Over Your Head

If you’re in a place where you feel over your head or lost, whether that’s loneliness or being overburdened, overworked, or overwhelmed, take heart. God is our solid ground. Our house is not built on sand but on a foundation of rock, sturdy and reliable.

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Finding God in the Roller Coaster of Life

Whether you’re in a roller coaster season or a quiet one, remember that even those times we don’t feel God around us, God is still there. Beckoning. Drawing us closer and closer. He’s the harness on that roller coaster ride, and the guiding hand upon the light breeze, all in one.

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