There was once a girl named Sass. Life was good and the only evil she found came from her mouth. Her family took great vacations, and she continued to grow older. A brother came and rocked her world, but more was better than alone. She had no worldly cause for discontent. But…she sensed…there must be … Continue reading light
Author: Stephanie Mutert
rejoice
Rejoice to me is not just about being happy. I think it has a very large element of expressing joy and the physicality of that joy. I love getting excited about small things. It could be as simple as my coffee shop has my favorite seasonal flavor back, or a friend bringing me an iced … Continue reading rejoice
blessed
I thrive on relationships. I have a lot of friends, and the stories about how we became friends are pretty awesome. But today as I am reflecting on being blessed…I want to share one of those stories, so hang with me! Fourteen years ago..whoa…fourteen years ago, I had just lost the friend that I’d written … Continue reading blessed
restore
When you are effortlessly floating above the earth in all of its white fluffy cloud cover and pristine blue sky...its hard to imagine the ugliness that lives below. By all rights and measures I should feel the restorative effects of the post-vacation stupor. But I am finding myself still restless with the status quo. Don't … Continue reading restore
alone
Water swirls around me as I catch a breath then tuck my head back into the blissful quiet of the pool. Stroke. Kick. Stroke. Kick. Breathe. Stroke. Kick. Stroke. Kick. All alone. When I am swimming it is one of the most peaceful times for me to decompress and clear my head. Second only to … Continue reading alone
home
Home. I struggle with this. Home is technically just a place I sleep if you prefer the 'normal' definition of the place you live. But home is also halfway across the world every time I step into an orphanage in Kirov region. Home is at a friends house every Thursday night when my little buddy … Continue reading home
beloved
Sometimes I'm a slow learner. At least it was in the case in believing I was a child of God. It was hard enough believing in something I couldn't see, or touch for the first time. But as a proverbial father? I had one...I didn't need another. Oh, but I did... It was in a … Continue reading beloved
dream
Sometimes I feel like Christianity is taking a nap…a super long, hibernation-type nap. And those of us that are not involved in hibernation are misunderstood by all of the extreme views that make it in the media, while our good stuff of helping the down and out goes on without notice. Think about how excited … Continue reading dream
rise
Coffee…my missionary elixir of choice. Starbucks has been fueling American missionaries for decades, so apparently I am not alone. And why would coffee be a missionary elixir for me? Because I have to rise at the crack of dawn, and I am not a morning person. Some teams that leave have to meet at 4 … Continue reading rise
new
I am exhausted, and unfortunately I really wish I was the kind of person that could blow this lent thing off and just crash....but then the stubborn stupid side kicks in and here we are...at midnight, again. It's days like today that I wonder if we will ever feel tired once God's kingdom is restored. … Continue reading new
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