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The Power to Live A More Than “Normal” Life This Year.

Posted on January 12, 2021by tara.dickson

Well, we’re officially into the new year and I think we can all see there was no magic reset button to bring all things back to normal. But here’s what I’ve learned in the last six years beloved. NORMAL is overrated. Six years ago today, we stumbled out onto Michigan Avenue after doctors told us […]

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Knowing my God > Knowing Myself.

Posted on February 9, 2020February 9, 2020by tara.dickson

In a world that is all about knowing  “who we are” and finding our identity, I realized something today. It doesn’t matter if I know who I am if I don’t know who my God is. Knowing who my God is changes everything. It will change how I interact with Him. It will change my […]

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What is Holding You Back?

Posted on November 5, 2019by tara.dickson

I took a month off podcasting to step back and breathe. As you can see from the date of the last blog post that’s where I’m spending most of my time. You can find similar content to my blogs over at “Seek and Savor, ” on iTunes and other places you tune into your favorite […]

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Love for the Fatherless Ones.

Posted on June 15, 2019June 16, 2019by tara.dickson

Father’s Day. It should be such an easy holiday, right? A barbecue, a tie, a homemade card. It wasn’t for me and isn’t for so many and yet now, more than ever, I see the need to celebrate Fatherhood. The work these men  are called to is holy. It’s one only they can do. As […]

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The State Of Our Hearts.

Posted on February 13, 2019by tara.dickson

As Valentine’s Day approaches, I want to be so intentional. In our family this day has always been so simple. Some chocolates for our children, some flowers for me from my husband and a special home cooked meal. Since I was raised by a single mama, the kids and I would often take flowers to […]

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Thanksgiving Is Rooted In Receiving.

Posted on November 21, 2018by tara.dickson

Thanksgiving is upon us and maybe like me you want this season we are ushering in to be MORE. With every passing year, I feel the holy hush enter my soul just a bit earlier. It’s more than just the upcoming holidays filled with family, food and friends. It’s the general lifting of so many […]

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How to Change Your Default from Stress to Joy!

Posted on September 20, 2018by tara.dickson

I was standing in the park the other day, in California, watching my granddaughter play with another child in a giant sandbox. All of a sudden they decided a “snail hunt” was the next thing to do. They wandered in and out among some small trees and bushes and I moved to be able to […]

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A Truth to Savor When You Need Direction.

Posted on July 1, 2018by tara.dickson

I read this verse the other day and I was stuck. I couldn’t go on until I soaked in every bit of it’s life giving truth. “The Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way during the day and in a pillar of fire to give them […]

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How To Empty Your Heart of Anxiety.

Posted on June 4, 2018June 4, 2018by tara.dickson

“When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations delight my soul. “ Ps. 94:19 How to empty your heart of anxiety. I know that sounds too good to be true! Am I an expert on this? That depends on how you look at it. I have had more than my fair share of things […]

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How To Move Forward, When Life Feels Broken Beyond Repair.

Posted on April 9, 2018by tara.dickson

When my beloved husband went to Heaven at the age of 45, I felt like life as I knew it was over and I couldn’t imagine how to step forward. In fact, it felt like my own heart had stopped beating with his. But the ache didn’t lie. I was still here with four children […]

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I’ve read a lot of scripture about waiting on Go I’ve read a lot of scripture about waiting on God and even the promise that we won’t be ashamed but never noticed this one.

It emphasizes our position of waiting.... Hopefully.

I immediately began praying. “Lord, 
I want hope to invade the very marrow of my bones.”
Then this question came to me. What does marrow do? 
 Marrow contains stem cells beloved. The stem cells can develop into the red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body, the white blood cells that fight infections, and the platelets that help with blood clotting.
In other words it’s imperative for us to have LIFE. 
Trauma and grief are real and can cause us to doubt that God had good plans for us in the land of the living. (Psalm 37:13)

The enemy would like to take us out so easily by robbing us of the hope we have in and through Christ.

But God would have us fight to hold on to that hope and this is why,
“Hope that pervades every cell of your being cannot help but overflowing onto others.”
It’s life bringing life .
Let today be a stake in the ground moment. 
I will not let the enemy triumph. 
The Lord is my portion says my soul. Therefore I will hope in Him.
Then watch how that hope pervade everything you do and say.  #liftupyoureyes #seekandsavorpodcast #rejoiceinthelord #onethousandgifts #givethanksalways #dailydevotional #lifeafterloss #joyfulliving #hopeinhardtimes
Waiting is no fun. In fact it can feel impossibly Waiting is no fun. In fact it can feel impossibly hard. 

I’ve spent countless hours in waiting rooms and the ER. 
I have waited for test results.
I have waited on the Lord for rescue. 
I’ve watched those that I love wait to get pregnant and others wait through adoption. 
Many of us have waited on the Lord for answers and direction. 
You’ve waited too beloved and it can seem that waiting is a waste of time and bears no fruit. 
But God’s word tells a different story. 

“The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it until it gets the early and late rains. You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.”
James 5:7,8 

It reminds us that situations  may require early and later rains before they bear fruit.
And in Psalm 25 we are promised that “None of those who wait for you will be ashamed.”

Are you waiting on God for something friend? Take heart. 
He hears the cries of your heart and there is fruit to be harvested in the waiting. You too be patient and strength your hearts.
#liftupyoureyes #seekandsavor #waitonthelord #joyfulliving #incourage #dailydevotion
Hope. We all need it beloved. Proverbs 13:12 say Hope.

We all need it beloved.

Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.”

If you’re still reeling from this past year and not too excited about the new one because who knows when or if our normal will reappear, then let me encourage you.

You can have “The Power to Live a More Than Normal Life.”

I’m sharing those truths over on my blog today. When your personal world collapses you need more than a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” way of thinking.

You need the supernatural power to live beyond the normal. It’s available friends. Click the link in my bio to refresh your heart with God’s truth.

#liftupyoureyes #christianblogger #dailydevotion #hopeforthenewyear #renewyourmind #normalisoverrated #anewdayhascome #joyfulliving #incourage #truthquotes
It’s a new year. ⁠ ⁠ We all breathe a collec It’s a new year. ⁠
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We all breathe a collective sigh.⁠
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2020 was supposed to be the year of clear vision. ⁠
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But I’ve been thinking. ⁠God never promised us clear vision. ⁠
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He promised us he would be with us⁠—in the muddy waters of life threatening to overwhelm us.

Or Like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fire. ⁠
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I don’t know what your muddy waters or fires have looked like this year, but this is why we can take fresh hope with us into the new year. ⁠
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“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: ⁠
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.⁠
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness”⁠
(Lamentations 3:21-23, NIV)⁠.⁠
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The only thing that should consume us is God’s great love. ⁠
Because of it, we’re still standing. We’re still breathing. ⁠We’re still here to praise His name, and He goes with us. ⁠
⁠The rest of the devotional is @joyfullifemagazine
This is us. Six year ago today, about an hour aft This is us.

Six year ago today, about an hour after the doctors in Chicago told us to go home and set up hospice.

The light in my eyes is supernatural. I guarantee you there were many tears that came too. But in that moment, I was overwhelmed by God’s Grace. I was there, in the city of my birth, and God was pouring bountiful snow on my head as the worst news was delivered. I felt carried in His bosom, seen to the depths of my being. And while my heart felt broken beyond repair, I also knew I was SO loved.

Today, it’s snowing again here in Tennessee and I am reminded of this....

“The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me, your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.” 
Psalm 138:8

Our God is gracious beloved.

#renewyourmind #liftupyoureyes #lifeafterloss #grieivingwithhope #hestillmovesstones #chicago #glioblastoma #hopefortheweary #joyfulliving #incourage
I’ve had all the feelings this weekend preparing I’ve had all the feelings this weekend preparing to celebrate this son’s birthday on Sunday. 

In one way it seems like yesterday he was tromping around our woods in cowboy boots, black felt hat mashed on his head.
He’s always been brave climbing to the top of the swing set at 1 year old and the top of the pine trees years later.
Challenging and willful when he was younger but I felt the Spirit whisper to my heart, this boy feels things so deeply and loves people well.  He told me He would take the strong and willful and make Him bold and steadfast in His faith.
Well, today he’s 25 and weathered more storms than I ever thought He would have to. 
But he’s been faithful and Jesus has been faithful too.
He loves God and people well and we His family are the most blessed to call him ours. @therealnatedickson Dad and I are so proud of you. Keep fixing your gaze.

#joyfulliving #liftupyoureyes #countingmyblessings #raisethemstrong #christinus
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