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    Guest Post: When You Crave Closure

    by Lois Flowers June 28, 2016
    by Lois Flowers

    sunrise crossWhen my friend Bethany introduced her “In ____ We Trust” blog series several weeks ago, I was curious to see where she was going to go with the topic, but I wasn’t sure how it was going to apply to my daily life. I definitely have areas of spiritual struggle and plenty of room for improvement in many spots, but at the time, I was doing OK in the trust department.

    Or so I thought.

    In my world, one of the marks of a good blog post is when I finish reading and say to myself, “I never thought of it like that before.” With Bethany’s series, that’s happened more than once.

    Trusting in Google? Who would have thought? But yes, I do that. In medicine? For me, it’s more like trusting in health insurance, but yeah, check that box too. Acceptance? Let’s just skip that one, shall we? It’s hitting a bit too close to home for my liking.

    All kidding aside, even as I was finding much to relate to every week, I kept trying to articulate this one other thing that I often trust in besides God. Several weeks into the series, I still don’t have a catchy little title for it, but it has to do with happy endings and closure and desperately needing to know how things are going to turn out. 

    To read the rest of my guest post at Bethany’s blog, click here.

    ♥ Lois

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  • If You Think You’re Missing Out on God’s Blessing

    by Lois Flowers June 21, 2016
    by Lois Flowers June 21, 2016 20 comments

    In our comparison-driven culture, it’s sometimes tempting to think that God is pouring out His blessings on everyone but us. We don’t know the whole story of other people’s lives, of course, or what it has cost them to be where they are and have what they have. But logic …

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  • How to Make a Family Photo Wall

    by Lois Flowers June 14, 2016
    by Lois Flowers June 14, 2016 10 comments

    Several years ago, a photo in Traditional Home magazine caught my eye. It showed the second-floor hallway of a house with its walls completely covered in framed pictures. I love decorating with family photographs, so I clipped out that page, thinking that if I ever had an opportunity, I would …

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  • What I Learned This Spring

    by Lois Flowers June 7, 2016
    by Lois Flowers June 7, 2016 26 comments

    Summertime, and the livin’ is easy—or so the old song goes. Easy isn’t quite how I’d describe what’s been going around here, though. We haven’t eased into summer break; we’ve charged ahead with all cylinders at full throttle. All the cylinders of my minivan’s poor engine, that is—the same vehicle …

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  • Song of the Month: “Hands of God”

    by Lois Flowers June 5, 2016
    by Lois Flowers June 5, 2016 4 comments

    Francesca Battistelli’s latest CD has been on autoplay in my kitchen lately, and one song in particular has caused me to reflect on the live-giving friendships I’ve enjoyed over the decades. Often marked by deep conversation, a love of books and—always—lots of laughter, these relationships have spanned generations and seasons of …

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  • If You Feel Like Giving God the Silent Treatment

    by Lois Flowers May 31, 2016
    by Lois Flowers May 31, 2016 18 comments

    For me, prayer is a conversation. A written conversation, mostly. As I explained here, I get distracted easily, and the only thing that really keeps me focused when I’m praying is typing out my words. I’ve been journaling my prayers for so long that it seems almost second nature to me. But …

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