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What Does Courage Look Like?

Posted on November 20, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

     The trees on my morning walk are changing. The last of the bright red leaves are bravely clinging to their branches, while the ground is covered in every autumn hue. With each gust of wind they rain down, a fresh blanket for my feet to crush in the passing.      As the […]

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How To Find Peace During the Holidays, Or Any Day.

Posted on November 17, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

Sitting on a chaise lounge wrapped in the fluffiest robe you can imagine, sipping on hot tea and gazing out the window at beautiful evergreen trees. Their spiny tips crammed full of clusters of pine cones. I drag in a deep shaky breath and let out a huge sigh.      Immediately my thoughts start […]

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Come Away With Me On A Walk To Remember

Posted on November 11, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

     As Anne of Green Gables would say, “I’ve come to invite you on one of our old time rambles.” I wanted to invite you, dear readers, into the walk I took in the mountains today. How appropriate that the Lord would take me away to the mountains to be with him. Alan’s place.   I […]

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What Is Your Why?

Posted on November 10, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

     Have you ever asked yourself why you are doing what you’re doing? Is it your passion? Is it something you fell into and chose by default? Did someone choose it for you?      I’m just starting to let myself dream. I feel a bit guilty even typing that word, “Dream”. It feels […]

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He Restores My Soul.

Posted on November 1, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. There  is no good thing that I lack. His provision is enough in life, in my circumstances, in my heart, and no matter how weary my soul may feel. He is more than enough! I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green […]

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Why It’s Okay to Feel Sadness In the Midst of Hope.

Posted on October 30, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

     I have been feeling something coming on. You know that feeling you have when you feel like your about to get a cold. Well, I had that this week but it wasn’t physical. I felt it deep in my spirit, in my heart. (This isn’t fun beloved. However I told you that I […]

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The Work of Our Hands.

Posted on October 29, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

     I passed by a little print in my bathroom this morning that I had propped up on a “vintage shelf” I got recently.  As I read the words once again I marveled at how dear they were to me.  When life has been chaotic, and if feels like not only has your apple […]

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An Open Letter to My Readers.

Posted on October 28, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

Dear Readers,      I needed to write you a short note and let you know how very dear you have become to my heart! Some of you have shared your story with me and commented on the words the Lord has given me to share. Some of you have just showed up to read […]

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Hide Me Away O Lord!

Posted on October 28, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

“The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.  Those who know your name trust in you,  For you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.”  Psalm 9:9      This is one of those verses beloved that I just want to soak in.  There is so […]

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Letting Go: A Verse About the Changing Season.

Posted on October 27, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

As seasons change, the leaves they turn.  A cold wind blows, the leaves let go. Back to the earth from whence they came.  First a seed, then a shoot, fully bloomed and then turning.  For us life has seasons, they too come and go.  We start out small unsure of who we are. We grow […]

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We live in a fallen world, people sin, and hurt abounds. 
But God…. It is the place I am learning to live in. 
Yes, these things are true. 
My leg still hurts from an injury back in February and my car broke down on the way to church. But also, a friend painted my kitchen cabinets cream and my son repaired my deck.  I find myself savoring more of God’s word, I read books to my grands in silly voices and I get to have conversations about Jesus everyday. 

I am standing in faith  waiting on God for many things… You are too right?
But God.
He Still lives and His promises are true. He is not man that He should lie. ❤️
Dear friends, if your heart tends to linger over what has not yet been made whole maybe like me you need the reminder of who God is and what he has done so that gratitude can revive your heart.
Don’t miss today’s new episode of the Seek and Savor podcast on this topic. (Link in bio.)
Many things may be true, the hard and the beautiful but gratitude can revive your heart. ❤️
#givethanksforlife #thehardandbeautifuljourney #graceupongrace #alwaysrejoice

We live in a fallen world, people sin, and hurt abounds.
But God…. It is the place I am learning to live in.
Yes, these things are true.
My leg still hurts from an injury back in February and my car broke down on the way to church. But also, a friend painted my kitchen cabinets cream and my son repaired my deck. I find myself savoring more of God’s word, I read books to my grands in silly voices and I get to have conversations about Jesus everyday.

I am standing in faith waiting on God for many things… You are too right?
But God.
He Still lives and His promises are true. He is not man that He should lie. ❤️
Dear friends, if your heart tends to linger over what has not yet been made whole maybe like me you need the reminder of who God is and what he has done so that gratitude can revive your heart.
Don’t miss today’s new episode of the Seek and Savor podcast on this topic. (Link in bio.)
Many things may be true, the hard and the beautiful but gratitude can revive your heart. ❤️
#givethanksforlife #thehardandbeautifuljourney #graceupongrace #alwaysrejoice
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More time at home can mean more time to look inside ourselves.

This makes us uncomfortable so we often fill our time with Netflix, music, or anything to distract ourselves.

I love a good movie as much as the next person. But I’m determined to walk out of this season with MORE.

When the Spirit led me to pray this prayer, it took me by surprise! 
“God please use the dead things to nourish the soil of my heart.”
What did that even mean?

We’ve all got them beloved, things that aren’t bearing fruit. But here is the good news! He will use even those things.

Invite Him to turn the soil of your heart. Give it a good weeding. 
He works all things together for our good

We can trust Him.

Even as we see things slipping through our fingers that we wanted to hold onto.

God is already in the act of bringing life from that.

Can you trust him beloved? What is he asking you to let go? 
#lifeafterdeath #goodsoil #trustgodsplan

More time at home can mean more time to look inside ourselves.

This makes us uncomfortable so we often fill our time with Netflix, music, or anything to distract ourselves.

I love a good movie as much as the next person. But I’m determined to walk out of this season with MORE.

When the Spirit led me to pray this prayer, it took me by surprise!
“God please use the dead things to nourish the soil of my heart.”
What did that even mean?

We’ve all got them beloved, things that aren’t bearing fruit. But here is the good news! He will use even those things.

Invite Him to turn the soil of your heart. Give it a good weeding.
He works all things together for our good

We can trust Him.

Even as we see things slipping through our fingers that we wanted to hold onto.

God is already in the act of bringing life from that.

Can you trust him beloved? What is he asking you to let go?
#lifeafterdeath #goodsoil #trustgodsplan
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So thankful for this man my children got to call Dad. He was so selfless always putting our needs above his own. He was faithful and filled our home with laughter. His work ethic and how He used it to serve others and teach our boys how to serve is one of my favorite things. But nothing surpassed His desire to follow Jesus more. I love that my children will always remember waking up to Him in his chair, Bible in his lap and coffee in hand. 
I wish He was here today to tell him one more time how loved He is and how grateful we are for all the ways He cared for our hearts. 
Love is more than words. It is laying down your life, your desires for someone else. ❤️
Thank you Father for Alan Dickson. 
#lifeafterloss #loveisaction #fatherlove #rejoicealways

So thankful for this man my children got to call Dad. He was so selfless always putting our needs above his own. He was faithful and filled our home with laughter. His work ethic and how He used it to serve others and teach our boys how to serve is one of my favorite things. But nothing surpassed His desire to follow Jesus more. I love that my children will always remember waking up to Him in his chair, Bible in his lap and coffee in hand.
I wish He was here today to tell him one more time how loved He is and how grateful we are for all the ways He cared for our hearts.
Love is more than words. It is laying down your life, your desires for someone else. ❤️
Thank you Father for Alan Dickson.
#lifeafterloss #loveisaction #fatherlove #rejoicealways
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Who can stand in the middle of a battlefield and find peace beloved? 

Peace isn’t found in the cease-fire. You CAN find it while the battle still rages when you allow God’s spirit to sift through your life and simplify things. 

In the sifting some things have to go while others stay. But space is made to hear His voice and there is peace in His presence.  This is your invitation to join me as we quiet our hearts together over on the Seek and Savor podcast. Let’s simplify our lives by listening to His voice. ❤️
The link to listen is in my bio.
#simplelifestyle #peaceofmind❤️ #resteasy

Who can stand in the middle of a battlefield and find peace beloved?

Peace isn’t found in the cease-fire. You CAN find it while the battle still rages when you allow God’s spirit to sift through your life and simplify things.

In the sifting some things have to go while others stay. But space is made to hear His voice and there is peace in His presence. This is your invitation to join me as we quiet our hearts together over on the Seek and Savor podcast. Let’s simplify our lives by listening to His voice. ❤️
The link to listen is in my bio.
#simplelifestyle #peaceofmind❤️ #resteasy
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I’ve been asking the Lord for more.
I’m realizing I need Him more than I’ve reached for Him in the past.
What I mean by that is, of course we need Him to save us, friends. 
But, He didn’t just sacrifice His life for ours and stop there.

Psalm 139 says He is intimately acquainted with all our ways.

When my husband went to heaven and the fog of constant grief started lifting, I began to see how very much alone I was..

Who would help me make all the decisions I was used to making with a partner? 
The ones, we take for granted like; What’s for dinner?
What color should we paint the house?
Is it time to replace the water heater or should we wait?
And the bigger ones like how should I handle a conflict with my child or is it time to sell the house? 
It only took a few weeks before I had decision fatigue.😰
Then one day out of frustration, I said, Lord, since he’s not here, I need you to do all these things….And you know what? 
He did. 
As I waited on Him, he answered. 
I began asking him to be everything: my counselor, my friend, my physician, everything. 
So, it was no surprise to me after one particularly stressful week, I came across this verse in my reading. 

“The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statues of the Lord are trustworthy making wise the simple.” 
Ps. 19: 7(NKJV)

There He was again, giving me the perfect prescription for a dry, weary soul crying out for direction.

What do you need the Lord to do for you beloved?

Ask and he will answer. Seek and you will find.

Tag a friend who needs to remember that He wants to be our Everything!
#liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #heiswithus

I’ve been asking the Lord for more.
I’m realizing I need Him more than I’ve reached for Him in the past.
What I mean by that is, of course we need Him to save us, friends.
But, He didn’t just sacrifice His life for ours and stop there.

Psalm 139 says He is intimately acquainted with all our ways.

When my husband went to heaven and the fog of constant grief started lifting, I began to see how very much alone I was..

Who would help me make all the decisions I was used to making with a partner?
The ones, we take for granted like; What’s for dinner?
What color should we paint the house?
Is it time to replace the water heater or should we wait?
And the bigger ones like how should I handle a conflict with my child or is it time to sell the house?
It only took a few weeks before I had decision fatigue.😰
Then one day out of frustration, I said, Lord, since he’s not here, I need you to do all these things….And you know what?
He did.
As I waited on Him, he answered.
I began asking him to be everything: my counselor, my friend, my physician, everything.
So, it was no surprise to me after one particularly stressful week, I came across this verse in my reading.

“The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statues of the Lord are trustworthy making wise the simple.”
Ps. 19: 7(NKJV)

There He was again, giving me the perfect prescription for a dry, weary soul crying out for direction.

What do you need the Lord to do for you beloved?

Ask and he will answer. Seek and you will find.

Tag a friend who needs to remember that He wants to be our Everything!
#liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #heiswithus
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Are you finding and savoring the good? 

In this “instant society” we live in it is so tempting to ask for things like hope, joy and peace in a grocery list type of way.
I ask. He delivers. 
And please don’t require me to wait.
Instead, it is more about relationship. 
Like Jacob wrestling the angel of the Lord it is in the process of wrestling through life while holding onto the Lord  that good stuff is produced.
Ps. 16:11 says, 
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Take 10 minutes and listen to the rest of this episode, “Finding the Good,” on the Seek and Savor podcast. 
Something sweet happens when we realize there is purpose even in the hard and God wants to use it for our good! 💕

Are you finding and savoring the good?

In this “instant society” we live in it is so tempting to ask for things like hope, joy and peace in a grocery list type of way.
I ask. He delivers.
And please don’t require me to wait.
Instead, it is more about relationship.
Like Jacob wrestling the angel of the Lord it is in the process of wrestling through life while holding onto the Lord  that good stuff is produced.
Ps. 16:11 says, 
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Take 10 minutes and listen to the rest of this episode, “Finding the Good,” on the Seek and Savor podcast.
Something sweet happens when we realize there is purpose even in the hard and God wants to use it for our good! 💕
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