Tag Archives: Hope

Mountains and Marathons….

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Shellie

There are certain days throughout each year that are noted, observed and joyfully celebrated. My first child, Joseph Brett Warren, greeted the world on July 9, 1988, and though he’s been gone from this earth five years now, we (along … Continue reading →

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Love for the Hurting ~ Advent Four

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Shellie

And just like that….it’s Christmas Eve! Before we know it the decorations that were put up only weeks or days ago (or in my case, yesterday!) will be wrapped up and packed away for another year. But while we’re still … Continue reading →

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Joy for the Hurting ~ Advent Three

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Shellie

Joy for the hurting. Joy……for the hurting….  Joy. Seriously? Hardly seems fair, does it? And trust me, I can feel you across the bits and pixels and bytes (I have no idea what those things are – they just sound … Continue reading →

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Peace for the Hurting ~ Advent Two

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Shellie

A couple of years ago the vicar and I spent a cold and snowy December weekend at Yosemite National Park. We arrived late in the evening on a starless night that was very, very dark. I’m not speechless very often … Continue reading →

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Hope for the Hurting ~ Advent One

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Shellie

There are times when you know something makes no sense – that you can’t possibly – that there is absolutely no time – that it wouldn’t be up to your standards – that (fill in whatever excuse handed to God … Continue reading →

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Giving Up Fear

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Shellie

Tonight marks the fourth of the forty days before Easter commonly referred to as “Lent.”  And I’m not writing a daily Lenten blog….and that feels….strange. I first began the blog site discoverlentwithme.com in 2012 in response to a challenge from … Continue reading →

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Foggy Days

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Shellie

It was a foggy day.  Like, an official “school starts three hours late and no busses run because of zero visibility” kind of foggy day.  There were pile-ups on multiple highways and late arrivals all around as people tried to … Continue reading →

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The Thing About New Years

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Shellie

  Anyone who knows me well will vouch for the fact that I’m an obsessive “lister.”  I make to-do lists….shopping lists….wish lists….goal lists….basically, if it can be put on paper I’ll find a way to categorize, prioritize and organize it … Continue reading →

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Advent Week 4 ~Love (Christmas, Actually)

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Shellie

  Love                                                                                                                              Today is December 25th – Christmas – and though I am all of five days past the official fourth Sunday in the Advent season, I just couldn’t bring myself to not close the circle with some thoughts … Continue reading →

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Advent Week One ~ Hope

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Shellie

(One year ago I wrote short devotionals for the four weeks of Advent.  When regarding the possibility of doing the same again this year, I found such great solace reading the words from last year I have decided to reprint … Continue reading →

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