Subtraction. One of the most recent lessons I’ve learned is that subtraction often gives way to addition. While we often see subtraction as a negative (and scary!),…
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BibleDevotionalJournalingSoul CareWomen in the Word
Whitespace: Giving God Room to Fill Up the Pages of Your Life
by Holly Rayby Holly RayWhitespace. It is the space on the page that is left unmarked. At the beginning of January, I found myself staring at the pages of a blank…
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Trust. It’s my one word for the year. It seems like a rather anti-climactic choice until you realize that this is the one word that undergirds all…
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Significance: You Were Made for More
by Holly Rayby Holly RaySignificance. Webster’s defines it as “the quality of being worthy of attention; importance.” Sadly, most of us are looking for it in the “spectacular” moments of life…
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A Prayer to Pray When Your Heart Doesn’t Feel Pliable
by Holly Rayby Holly RayDo you ever just have those moments when your heart is so tender, so pliable, so receptive that any kind word, a whisper from the Word, or…
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Anxious Thoughts: Winning The Mental Tug of War
by Holly Rayby Holly RayAnxious. The Greek word for anxious means to “rend it two” or “to pull in opposite directions.” When I was an elementary school principal, tug…
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Calling It a Day: Five Ways to Bring Closure to Before Sleep
by Holly Rayby Holly RayI don’t know why I feel compelled to think deeply so late at night. Maybe my mind settles and my body stills long enough for the mishmash…
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What to Do When Dread Settles In
by Holly Rayby Holly RayThis is a story that I’ve hesitated to share but I feel a small nudging to be brave anyway. It’s a story that speaks to the effects…