The Jesus Gypsy

Tag: Seasons

  • WAIT

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    a poem about suffering and what it means to W A I T what I wouldn’t give to rise from this window seat of longing and brave my way into the gray and through the gray to part the veil that obscures life from Light drown this sorrow in your river; crystal, to its verdant…

  • On Courage & Community

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    In case you missed the big announcement in my last post, I recently had an article published in Fathom Magazine in which I share how I learned the importance of developing close community and how vital it is to reach out for help in our seasons of suffering. I hope that you might take a…

  • deep earthy honey-soaked butterscotchy royal autumn gold

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    Gold is my favorite color. And before all you ladies say AMEN, I don’t mean jewelry-gold (although that is quite nice and I am certainly not opposed to it). I also don’t mean sunshine or lemon or butter or dandelion yellow . I am talking about that deep, earthy, honey-soaked, butterscotchy, royal autumn gold. You…

  • the when

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    Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33   As we continue to unpack what it means to be deeply rooted in relationship with God, we are looking closely at the basic principles of Christianity; the Who/What/When/Where/How/Why of faith.  So far, we have…

  • roots

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    And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.    Colossians 2:6-7 Scripture uses a…

  • there is a season

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    Remember that late 60’s hit from The Byrds, Turn, Turn, Turn? “To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under heaven…”   We usually think of that song as an anthem for peace in a time of war, but did you know that the lyrics…

  • chinese water torture

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    So last night, we were going through our nightly bedtime rituals when, much to our surprise and annoyance, our smoke detectors all started going off.  A quick, adrenaline-packed race through the house proved that no fire was burning anywhere, and yet that persistent and piercing siren continued to wail. We reacted like any nice Christian folks would;…

  • in all the in-between

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    I don’t mean to be controversial, but I am not a huge fan of Oreos (I know, I know- the scandal.)  It is just that food items that have one texture on the outside and another on the inside give me the icks. But one thing I do admire about the Oreo is that it is one of the…

  • a song worth seeing

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    As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently asked to review and blog about a movie that will be coming out September 26th called The Song.  This whole “reviewing things” is a niche I accidentally stumbled into after getting to guest blog with Jen Hatmaker and review her re-release of Interrupted in a little…

  • fall

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    I wait all year long for that morning; when the world somehow shifts outside my window, and overnight, a brand new world blows in.  Some people’s favorite day is Christmas, or their birthday, or some more remarkable calendar or card-worthy day.  But my favorite day of the year is the day that I open my…