4th Quarter Blessings
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on April 30, 2013
by Dr. Anita Schamber, oneLifemaps Facilitator As an infant, my parents presented me for baptism with a sprinkling with water as a matter of family tradition. Because I was not raised by Christ-following parents, this dedication became an important part of my childhood story, as I continued to hunger for God over my childhood and [...]
It’s Your Fault
Posted by on April 24, 2013
by Dick Towner, Co-Director of The Springs Retreat Center My friend Dick Towner told me this story a while ago about a man who came to visit Sibyl and he at The Springs Retreat Center they started in 2011 in their hometown of Oldenburg, IN. The man came to sell some windows and left with [...]
A Tender Journey Towards God
Posted by on March 19, 2013
by Jeanne Stoner, a Listen To My Life Participant In November 2009, I retired from a 30 year professional career to become a caregiver for my chronically ill, disabled daughter. Her young life had been full with great friends and travel soccer. When she was a freshman in high school, she was diagnosed with Postural [...]
Beneath the Surface
Posted by on March 5, 2013
by Julie Jensen, oneLifemaps Facilitator February has ended and I’m tired of winter. Although the Pacific Northwest where I live has been spared the brutal winter much of the country has experienced, the seemingly interminable gray of our skies does little to lift my spirits. It’s been a quiet and gray winter for me as [...]
Lessons Learned from Leading
Posted by on February 21, 2013
by Julie Thomas, oneLifemaps Facilitator Last summer I completed my first attempt at leading some friends through Listen to My Life. It has been an amazing adventure where God has taught and continues to teach me many lessons. After spending much of last year’s Facilitator Circle Gathering asking questions like, “What does this look like [...]
A Life Interrupted
Posted by on February 5, 2013
by Joellen Maurer, oneLifemaps Facilitator His car pulls into the driveway. He shouldn’t be home yet. I am in the bedroom readying myself for dinner for twenty-eight at our home in a little more than an hour. I meet him outside the front door and he escorts me back into the bedroom. “They have decided [...]
A Special Invitation for the New Year!
Posted by on December 11, 2012
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator We are excited to invite you to join us for a ‘New Year FOLLOWING FORWARD Workshop.” It’s a first-ever “family reunion” of sorts for all those that have experienced Listen to My Life and would like to gather with others that have a passion for [...]
The Faith-Full Journey
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on December 5, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life “Faith is: the moment by moment practicing the presence of Jesus my Savior and the Almighty God of creation, the God of the Bible, in the power of the Holy Spirit in every aspect of my life– my intellect, my feelings, my motivations, my actions,and in [...]
Mysticism: A Personal Reflection
Posted by on October 2, 2012
by Alice Fryling, Author and Spiritual Director I was surprised when I learned that I might be an ordinary mystic. I didn’t know mystics could be ordinary. I thought mystics were otherworldly people who probably lived in the desert. My imaginary mystics were extraordinary people who had given up all material pleasures. Since I like [...]
Set Sail
Posted by on September 26, 2012
by Leslie Dawson, oneLifemaps facilitator photo by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator Questions to Ponder: What adjustments need to be made to set your sails so you may be fully alive to God and in the center of his purpose for you? Sailboats are uniquely and expertly crafted to navigate the waters. How [...]