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For A Purpose

by Chronicles21 | Jul 24, 2022 | Kindness, Love, Patience

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com “Linda*?” Silence. I waited a few moments and spoke again to the metal wall that separated my stall from hers. “Linda.” A few more moments of silence passed before I heard a defeated voice say,...

Sunday Sunsets

by Chronicles21 | Oct 25, 2021 | Faithfulness, Gentleness, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Love, Patience, Peace

I have a place I go faithfully every Sunday evening at sunset. It is a special place for me and Jesus, and over the last several months we have had some remarkable and significant moments together there. Today, I’d like to share a few of them with you, my...

Patiently

by Chronicles21 | Sep 13, 2021 | Patience

Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 NLT Lately, I have found my mind racing with thoughts that take me to and fro on a rollercoaster of assumptions, perceptions, and possibilities. It’s exhausting....

Control VS. Peace

by Chronicles21 | Jul 18, 2021 | Patience, Self-Control

Naps are a ritual for me on my days off. There was a time as an adult when I avoided them because I always woke up more tired than rested and more grumpy than refreshed. But these days that is just not the case. I love them…and God help anyone who wakes me up...

Decay

by Chronicles21 | Jul 13, 2021 | Faithfulness, Patience

Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com I visited my least favorite kind of doctor this morning: the dentist. There’s something about scraping and drilling and poking around anywhere in my mouth that makes the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up and...

Trust Without Borders

by Chronicles21 | Jul 5, 2021 | Faithfulness, Gentleness, Goodness, Love, Patience, Peace, Self-Control

I find myself looking out over the lake tonight at Casa de Slade. The water is still, and the lily pads are naked, empty of the pretty white lilies that were spread out over their green leaves this morning. The cicadas are singing their evening song as the setting sun...