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6 Things to do when discouragement threatens

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Finishing the course and who is with you

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In Search of the Painted Bunting is a poignant and perceptive portrait of a young girl struggling with timeless challenges. Cornelia Taylor is on a quest to find an exotic bird, the Painted Bunting. But, like all quests, her path does not go on a straight line. It branches out in unexpected ways as Cornelia navigates the turbulent 1960s, as well as the turbulence in her family and at school. The discoveries Cornelia makes and the lessons she learns along the way are just as relevant today. This story raises important questions for every reader. What is your Painted Bunting? What is your quest? And how does God speak to you and lead you along the twists and turns of your path? I highly recommend In Search of the Painted Bunting, as it explores the joys and heartbreaks of adolescence. It will inspire you to search for your own elusive Painted Bunting. - Doug Peterson, Author of over 40 VeggieTales books

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The Power of One

This week we will observe as we usually do the National Day of Prayer by attending a gathering in our community. A message I heard there years ago has continued to resonate with me and I thought I’d revisit it today hoping to also bring encouragement to someone else. The speaker noted that in our culture we tend to believe that (I think have this phrase verbatim): “More is powerful; less is worse; big is important; and small is insignificant.” And yes, we do. It’s all about more and big in about every arena. Our speaker’s wife had recently worked in Philadelphia, visited Independence Hall and sent him a picture of the room in which the Declaration of Independence was drafted, the “most important document of freedom” ever conceived. He noticed how small the room was and quoted Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes…” I thought of Ann Voskamp who has written how we should give t

6 Things to do when discouragement threatens

We all face discouragement at one time or another whether in our work, our relationships, or even in our calling. Sometimes, dejection dogs our heels and we can’t seem to shake it especially when our best efforts have not been able to move the needle toward a desired outcome. What to do? These are a few things I’ve found helpful, but the list is by no means complete. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Some are obvious, but still, we may need to approach them in a different way. Pray. You’re probably already doing this, but just a reminder that after prayer, we leave the results to the Lord. Easy to write or say. Hard to do. Desired results are often driven by comparisons. We see others reaching a particular goal, and allow their outcome to drive ours. The Lord may not be taking us to that same place . . . or in the same time. We trust that God has his reasons, which are sometimes oblique to us, at least in the present. Listen. We give ourselves time to hear from the Lord through prayer

Finishing the course and who is with you

Here during this season of graduations, for the first time we attended a high school equivalency ceremony. As the one hundred and twenty graduates processed in, I imagined that most of them arrived here against all odds. And after hearing a few of their stories, I found I was right. The reasons for not graduating high school are many. Some in their youth fail to see the importance of finishing. Others drop out because of family circumstances, bullying, or health issues. The list goes on, but these one hundred and twenty somehow made the decision to go back and finish what they started. The graduation speaker told her own story of never finishing high school and years later finding it difficult to get the job she wanted because she lacked a degree. Even though it was challenging, she returned to school, and not only obtained her high school equivalency certificate but because of a scholarship she received, she went on to obtain both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She is now on sta

Beverly Varnado: Beverly Varnado writes from a desk with a view of woodpeckers, cardinals, chipmunks, and squirrels. Inside, cats prance across her keyboard and her dog, Lucy, slumbers beside her on a big pillow. When she's not writing, she's cleaning up after animals. She is a published author as well as a screenwriter, blogger, and artist. Her most recent book is a middle grade historical, In Search of the Painted Bunting from Elk Lake Publishing. She also has a series of small town romances. Her blog, One Ringing Bell, has nearly 1,000 posts in its archives. Her work has been featured on World Radio, in the Upper Room Magazine, and in many other periodicals, anthologies, and online sites. She has been a finalist for the prestigious Kairos Prize in screenwriting and has other non-fiction and fiction books available. She also enjoys participating in gallery exhibits. She lives in North Georgia with her husband, Jerry, and is Mom to three and Mimi to two. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/BeverlyVarnado

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