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Read more about the article I tried to take a picture of the moon

I tried to take a picture of the moon

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:November 6, 2024
  • Post category:Faith/Spiritual Growth
  • Post comments:2 Comments

I tried to take a picture of the moon tonight. It looked so beautiful with a star shining underneath, I wondered if I could capture it and share it. Unfortunately,…

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Burned out and salty, facing the fire

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:November 5, 2024
  • Post category:A quick word/Encouragement/Faith
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I've felt a bit worn lately. Burned out and salty is a better description, I think. The year started in a challenging way. I hoped that after we got to…

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Read more about the article No problem, how to fight the battles of spring
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No problem, how to fight the battles of spring

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:November 4, 2024
  • Post category:A quick word/Encouragement/Spiritual Growth
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"That will be no problem." Have you ever heard that before? Maybe when you brought your car to the mechanic, you were told fixing the issue would be “no problem.”…

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Read more about the article He has come and is coming – A devotional for Advent

He has come and is coming – A devotional for Advent

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:November 1, 2024
  • Post category:Growing in relationship with God/Spiritual Growth
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Its' been on my heart to put a devotional together for Advent for some time. I toyed a bit with the idea last year. So, this year I got serious…

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Read more about the article It was good

It was good

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:October 28, 2024
  • Post category:Missions/Spiritual Growth
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When we first landed in Africa in 1987, the wonder of our surroundings took our breath away. The setting was picturesque. We lived on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika,…

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Read more about the article Supposing will cost you

Supposing will cost you

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:October 25, 2024
  • Post category:A quick word/Missions/Spiritual Growth
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“I suppose I can do this.” This was my initial thought when I first went to make mayonnaise. My dream was to have a sandwich with mayonnaise. And I was…

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Read more about the article My career in banking

My career in banking

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:October 24, 2024
  • Post category:Missions/Spiritual Growth
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Early in life, as I tried to find my way, I decided to apply for a job as a bank teller. I'm not quite sure what possessed me to think…

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Read more about the article I’m very good at packing

I’m very good at packing

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:October 23, 2024
  • Post category:Missions/Spiritual Growth
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I am very good at packing. While I have some degrees and certificates, I think I must be better at packing than anything else. I know how to pack for…

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Read more about the article Remember me

Remember me

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:October 19, 2024
  • Post category:Family/Poetry
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For a bit of background, this poem was written in June 2002 when I visited Finland with my mother. I am a first generation American, born to Finnish parents who…

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Read more about the article One more time
Tom on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, 1987

One more time

  • Post author:Lea
  • Post published:October 18, 2024
  • Post category:Devotional/Poetry
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It hasn’t been longSince I last heard your crying to be fed in the nightAnd I held you close, rocking you til you sleptHolding you for hours in my armsSeems…

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