The Best Birthday Gift
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on April 24, 2012
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author of Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story I turned 50 a few weeks ago. I wanted to see if God might have something he wanted to say to me on my 50th birthday. I headed off to a beautiful garden and walked the [...]
Will I Bring My Gift To Him?
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on December 13, 2011
by Leslie Dawson, oneLife Maps Facilitator While driving in early December, I heard a familiar Christmas carol on the radio. Though I’ve known and loved this song for years, this day I was deeply struck by the lyrics. I listened. Questions crystalized in my mind, one after another. I was taken by The Drummer Boy’s [...]
Are You Listening?
Posted by on November 29, 2011
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator My son, Mitchell, (age 10) came bounding into our room this past Sunday morning. He lives life with high energy from sunrise to bedtime. John and I were still asleep as he came in. He had the latest book order and wanted to share it [...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
Posted by on November 8, 2011
By Deitra Shoemaker, oneLife Maps Facilitator As I think about the good, the bad and the ugly in my story, I see the good as the blessings of God. I see the bad as the trials and sufferings I’ve experienced from those who have sinned against me as well as just the acknowledgement of the [...]
Belovedness – Part 1
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on October 11, 2011
By Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life Be surprised at God’s love and presence for you, with you and towards you. Click here to watch Sibyl share about this deep, rich, penetrating truth of scripture.
Your Old and Weary Face
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on September 27, 2011
by Trish Gannon, poet I am thankful God has shown me beauty in life that is never found in a magazine cover. I wrote this poem, “Your Old and Weary Face,” while remembering my grandmother, who lived with us. My grandmother raised 14 of her own children and many grandchildren and friends. This French woman [...]
Undone by God
Posted by on August 23, 2011
By Joan Kelley, oneLifemaps Facilitator School starts tomorrow for my kids. As a way to transition from summer back into the fall routine, we spent the weekend in downtown Chicago. A friend kindly offered their condo and so we enjoyed the sights and sounds of the city. We came to just relax, do nothing and [...]
Don’t Just Give Up, Give Back
Posted by on April 19, 2011
by Rebecca Madden, oneLifemaps Facilitator and author of the Listen to My Life Group Facilitator’s Guide Our church is promoting not just Giving Up, but Giving Back for Lent, so they are offering a chance to serve the under-resourced each day in various places for 30 days all throughout Atlanta. Carla, my adventure friend in Atlanta, [...]
The Perfect Gift
Posted by on December 21, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life The Christmases that my husband Dick and I have experienced over the years have become a part of our family’s story— traveling to visit relatives, with never enough time to see everybody, and assembling toys long after the kids had gone to bed. There was the year that [...]