Author: Sara Maxwell
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Let’s Take a Walk
For many years I have gone for walks, and watched for communists, terrorists and rapists…they were just lurking out there somewhere. Every noise caused my heart to pound, the sweat would start pouring down my back. I would grit my teeth and keep going, after all, walking is good for me. I need the fresh…
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“Just Rest”
These last few weeks I have been hearing from women…women that are exhausted, angry and burned out. I know what that feels like. It’s a huge burden to bear, and for so many there doesn’t seem to be an answer. It’s even too tiring to pursue Jesus and His peace. Sitting in church, instead of…
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The Lemming
When Sam and I were first married we bought a computer together. The only thing I knew how to do was to turn it on and play a game called Lemmings. To the grand sounds of a Beethoven symphony I would try to prevent thousands of little lemmings from following each other off of cliffs.…
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The Big Picture
I love to plan. It makes the days seem a little easier and the future a bit brighter. Or maybe I should say that I love to dream instead, after all, I have noticed that my plans don’t usually work out very well. But I have seen dreams come true. There is a saying out…
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A Better Place (Part 2)
Did you think about it? Is it possible to make the world a better place? Is it worth trying to live a life that is fully invested in the happiness of others? What’s in it for us? And should it matter? It should matter. It affects all of us, and all of our surroundings. It…
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A Better Place (Part 1)
Do you ever have a visitor, that when they leave, you wish that they had stayed a little longer, and you still had a smile on your face when they waved goodbye? They left your home and heart a better place? You were encouraged and grateful that they had come by, and that they were…