Tag Archive 'joy'

Grief and Joy

I walk with tears in my eyes down to my favorite viewpoint, and I pray. “God, it’s been a year and a half. I should be over this by now. I shouldn’t still be weeping about it.” But I am. I’m just tired, I tell myself. And that is true. Or maybe I’m PMSing. That […]

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Why I Give

Several weeks ago, my pastor asked me to share a few words about my journey around financial giving. This is a topic that is dear to my heart, as Doug and I have been delivered from financial bondage and because tithing is one of the few areas of my life in which I feel I am living […]

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Bearing the Joy-Light

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.” —Luke 1:46-49 The watchword for this third week of Advent is “rejoice,” and it is connected with Mary whose “soul doth magnify the Lord” […]

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