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When joy and sorrow meet and birthdays spent in Heaven.

Posted on February 23, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

Today I woke up sad. For the first time in over a year I didn’t get to wake up and give my husband a kiss and start his daily care. That could be as simple as making him breakfast and giving him his meds or it could be giving him a shower, dressing him, brushing […]

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What is Trust and what does it look like at the end of a long road?

Posted on February 18, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

Trust is the assured reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone.  In Isaiah 2:22 it says, ” Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath.” Jeremiah 17: 5 This is what the Lord says,” Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans , who rely […]

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Why the Struggle?

Posted on February 14, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

Sometimes it is easy to see purpose in things and sometimes it feels nigh to impossible. As I was contemplating the “struggle ” of that very thing ,I longed to know what the Lord had to say on that subject. When I contemplate the hugeness of a simple thing , like being able to freely […]

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It’s Okay!

Posted on February 13, 2016December 21, 2016by tara.dickson

Unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. ( Matt.18:3) What does it look like to view the end of life’s journey through the eyes of a child? Or should we call it the beginning of life’s greatest adventure. It feels like we are on the cusp […]

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Many of us will describe peace as , something we experience in a particular place or when something hard is absent. And while these might bring about a feeling of peace there are also things we do to gain a sense of peace that are really just distractions. Remove those thinigs and our peace is gone once again. The newest episode of the Seek and Savor podcast will  help you find true peace to anchor your heart in. ❤️
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Many of us will describe peace as , something we experience in a particular place or when something hard is absent. And while these might bring about a feeling of peace there are also things we do to gain a sense of peace that are really just distractions. Remove those thinigs and our peace is gone once again. The newest episode of the Seek and Savor podcast will help you find true peace to anchor your heart in. ❤️
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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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