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7 Ways to Add Silence to Your Day

February 2, 2015 by Amelia

We’re craving rest and quiet. At least, that’s what I gather from my own life and the comments I received after writing about 4 Ways to Experience Rest. Yet craving rest, and actually finding ways to experience it are two different things. Silence is especially challenging. Right now, close your eyes and listen. What sounds […]

Filed Under: Doing Life Together, faith in action Tagged With: encouragement, faith, quiet, rest, silence, writing

4 ways to experience REST

January 11, 2015 by Amelia

Anyone else find themselves already tired and overwhelmed with the new year? Resolutions fallen into dissolution? Just a few days into the new year, I felt myself falling apart. It seemed like we went from a silent, holy night to unholy terror in just a matter of days. It was Tuesday morning, just two days […]

Filed Under: faith in action Tagged With: encouragement, faith, family, motherhood, parenting, peace, rest

The Hard Work of Resting

May 6, 2014 by Amelia

Congratulations to the 3 winners of the I Like Giving books: Patty, Rachel S, and Creagon. I’ll be e-mailing you all soon. Thank you to everyone who entered! I wish I had more books to give away. Be sure to check out I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life on Amazon or […]

Filed Under: faith in action Tagged With: encouragement, faith, rest, sabbath

When was the last time you rested?

September 10, 2012 by Amelia

If you haven’t entered the give away for a piece of jewelry from Inspired Novelties, you still have time! Enter here! I pull remnants of dry, wilted vegetable plants from the garden. Next to me, a grocery bag fills with the last of the season’s tomatoes. On the other side, a black plastic bag bulges […]

Filed Under: faith in action Tagged With: faith, garden, gardening, growth, rest

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