You Are God’s Beloved – A Valentine’s Truth In a Love-Starved World

Posted by linda on Feb 14, 2016 in Holidays & Events, Lent & Easter, Lent & Easter | 17 comments The truest thing about you is that you are God’s beloved. Today on this Valentine’s Day of hearts and romance, I need to remember the truth about who I really am.  And so do you.  We are God’s beloved. As pastor and author Henri Nouwen says, “Being the Beloved expresses the core truth of our existence” (Life of the Beloved, pg. 28). Regardless of whether anyone...
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3 Lessons Mom Breathed Into My Life

Posted by linda on May 13, 2012 in Blog, Holidays & Events | 5 comments 1.  If you want to have a friend, you’ve got to be a friend.  Mom taught me that I can’t wait for someone else to make the first move – I need to be willing to reach out and take the first step in making a friend.  And I need to be the kind of friend that I want the other person to be for me.  If I want them to be available for “play dates” (or lunches, etc.),...
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