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Taking Up the Washing Bowl

“Don’t go wild with the water,” I told them through the kitchen window, “Dinner’s almost ready and we don’t need any more messes to clean up.” Sure enough, they squeaked the faucet on, filled up...

May 7, 2013 Like

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Gracia Rose and the Basics of Life

I know things have been quiet here for a bit. Over Easter weekend, we welcomed sweet Gracia Rose to the family. Three times now, God has given me one of the most effective forms of stress relief...

Apr 16, 2013 Like

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The Work of Play

{Welcome to those visiting from The High Calling. So happy to have you here at Message in a Mason Jar where we’re finding the loveliest things in the most ordinary containers. To get posts...

Mar 20, 2013 Like

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Until Life Is Finished with Me

I fanned through the stack of papers, a miniature hoarder and psychologist all in one, counseling myself on what to keep and what to toss. To me, the things worth keeping are words and pictures...

Mar 18, 2013 Like

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Don’t Rehearse the Pain ~ plus giveaway winner! {Take Heart Recap}

I’m just about speechless as our Take Heart series comes to a close. We’ve heard the honest stories of nine women who experienced one sort of hardship or another and, in the midst of the struggle,...

Mar 5, 2013 Like

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His Eye Is on the Sparrow: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in the Quest for Wholeness

His Eye Is on the Sparrow, by Civilla D. Martin and Charles H. Gabriel Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely And long for heaven and home, When...

Mar 4, 2013 Like

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Enough with “Never Enough” {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

This past week, I sat in the orthodontist’s chair for the last time. The doctor took pliers to the brackets and snapped them off of my teeth one by one. He had done that to my skepticism, too. I...

Mar 2, 2013 Like

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Reclaiming Your Heart ~ Giveaway {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

From the moment I met today’s guest writer, I knew I’d found a kindred. Denise speaks such profound insight in that gentle voice of hers, and when she’s sitting across the table telling you the...

Feb 28, 2013 Like

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The Time to Live It {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

Today in our Take Heart series, I’ve asked my new friend Nancy, whom I’m met through The Story Circle (in)couragers writing group, to share about how she handled her doctor’s dreaded words, “It is...

Feb 27, 2013 Like

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Health Fails, Help Comes ~ A Link-Up {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

Today in our Take Heart series, my friend Adrienne shares about a recent diagnosis that brought unexpected spiritual and relational blessings. I reached for my phone to check my messages. It was a...

Feb 26, 2013 Like

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Comfort Food for the Trampled Soul ~ plus giveaway winner {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

We pull our chopsticks from their wax paper wrappers, snap them apart and graze them against one another, like twigs starting a fire or iron sharpening iron, to smooth out the splinters while our...

Feb 25, 2013 Like

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The Broken Language of True Friendship {Take Heart…in Kinship & Community}

We slammed the taxi doors in unison, shook off the secondhand smoke and let our frustrations turn to ice in the open air. The four of us walked the grey pavement in our knock-off North Face coats....

Feb 22, 2013 Like

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Framing the Fragments ~ A Giveaway {Take Heart…in Kinship & Community}

When I take in her words, I go away pondering, considering. Sometimes a piece is so moving that I leave it on the screen and come back for a second read. When I see her artwork, I feel like testing...

Feb 21, 2013 Like

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A Eulogy for My Enemy {Take Heart…in Kinship and Community}

Today in our Take Heart series, an anonymous friend shares about how God helped her mend a difficult relationship with her mother-in-law…just in time. They were like dirty dishes stowed away in the...

Feb 18, 2013 Like

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The Love of God: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in Romance

The Love of God, by Frederick M. Lehman (1917) The love of God is greater far Than tongue or pen can ever tell; It goes beyond the highest star, And reaches to the lowest hell; The guilty pair,...

Feb 17, 2013 Like

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Widows and Wedding China {Take Heart…in Romance}

Asparagus sizzled in the top oven. I pulled lasagna from the other and looked up. The golden girl waltzed through the door with pep in her step. She came bearing hugs and kisses and cards, and...

Feb 15, 2013 Like

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Love Down the Drain {Take Heart…in Romance}

My sister is a fix-it girl. At night, her bed lays empty while she undoes the dirt of day at a local coffee shop. She dusts the fixtures and sweeps away crumbs. She sanitizes tables and chairs and...

Feb 14, 2013 Like

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The Things We Carry {Take Heart…in Romance}

Welcome to those visiting from Project Afterbelly! So glad to have you here at Message in a Mason Jar where we’re finding the loveliest things in the most ordinary containers. To get posts...

Feb 13, 2013 Like

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The Land of Raw Milk & Honey ~ a Link-Up {Take Heart…in Romance}

I cried over unspilt milk at the breakfast table. It jostled in the jug, straight from the farm, raw, and my emotions were raw, too. My husband had just seen the mandatory fine print on the label,...

Feb 12, 2013 Like

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Words like Honey: Circling Up to (In)Courage

Welcome to those of you visiting from the (in)couragers community page! After reading below about the heart behind circling up, you’ll find an introduction to The Story Circle, our (in)couragers...

Feb 12, 2013 Like

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Summit, Sunset and Other “S” Words…plus giveaway winner {Take Heart…in Romance}

All around is green pasture coaxed out of dry rock and sand with the water from pretend rivers, drink corralled down from the Colorado. The sculpted form of a camel lays down in the middle of it,...

Feb 11, 2013 Like

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I Must Tell Jesus: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in Growing a Family

I Must Tell Jesus, by Elisha A. Hoffman I must tell Jesus all of my trials; I cannot bear these burdens alone; In my distress He kindly will help me; He ever loves and cares for His own. Tempted...

Feb 9, 2013 Like

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Tail Light Dreaming ~ and a Giveaway! {Take Heart…in Growing a Family}

When you’ve watched shooting stars and new constellations freckle the sky in another hemisphere, boiled water from a dirty creek to make your porridge and wash your hair, walked the streets of...

Feb 7, 2013 Like

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A Mean Game of Telephone {Introducing the Take Heart Series}

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Feb 1, 2013 Like

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Waiting in Wires: A Hint of a Better Self

Snow and ice crunched under the weight of my tires as I slowed to a stop to keep from sliding through. Street lamps flickered on and I turned my head toward a familiar shape moving out from the...

Jan 26, 2013 Like

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Getting Somewhere Even When I’m Standing Still

On her tippy toes, belly bent over the edge of the sink, she reaches with all her little girl might and cranes her neck just to get a sip of water. She doesn’t sigh or complain. This is the last...

Jan 17, 2013 Like

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If the Tee Fits: The (in)RL Beach House Is Back Again

I hadn’t payed much attention to what I was wearing yesterday morning. I had rolled out of bed in my pajamas and stayed in them after sending my son off to school. But when I opened my browser to...

Jan 15, 2013 Like

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Christen the Year

The woman unbuckles her shoes and settles bare feet on stone tile that glows with the colors coming through stained glass panels, a holy narrative to light the path. Sturdy brocade in white and...

Jan 12, 2013 Like

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Linger Like Bright Light

I’m not much for multi-tasking. I’m no good at tweeting (or doing much of anything) in the middle of spoken conversation. When there are preparations to be made and sick little ones to care for and...

Jan 4, 2013 Like

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Taking Up the Washing Bowl

Gracia Rose and the Basics of Life

The Work of Play

Until Life Is Finished with Me

Don’t Rehearse the Pain ~ plus giveaway winner! {Take Heart Recap}

His Eye Is on the Sparrow: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in the Quest for Wholeness

Enough with “Never Enough” {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

Reclaiming Your Heart ~ Giveaway {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

The Time to Live It {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

Health Fails, Help Comes ~ A Link-Up {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

Comfort Food for the Trampled Soul ~ plus giveaway winner {Take Heart…in the Quest for Wholeness}

The Broken Language of True Friendship {Take Heart…in Kinship & Community}

Framing the Fragments ~ A Giveaway {Take Heart…in Kinship & Community}

A Eulogy for My Enemy {Take Heart…in Kinship and Community}

The Love of God: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in Romance

Widows and Wedding China {Take Heart…in Romance}

Love Down the Drain {Take Heart…in Romance}

The Things We Carry {Take Heart…in Romance}

The Land of Raw Milk & Honey ~ a Link-Up {Take Heart…in Romance}

Words like Honey: Circling Up to (In)Courage

Summit, Sunset and Other “S” Words…plus giveaway winner {Take Heart…in Romance}

I Must Tell Jesus: Other Words to Help You Take Heart in Growing a Family

Tail Light Dreaming ~ and a Giveaway! {Take Heart…in Growing a Family}

A Mean Game of Telephone {Introducing the Take Heart Series}

Waiting in Wires: A Hint of a Better Self

Getting Somewhere Even When I’m Standing Still

If the Tee Fits: The (in)RL Beach House Is Back Again

Christen the Year

Linger Like Bright Light

Fragile Fingers Sent to Heal Us {plus giveaway winners}

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