Category: Encouragement
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Seek The Giver Not The Gift
By Lisa S. Tarno I have purposefully stepped back from the holiday fanfare due to my present circumstances of losing a parent prior to this season, but also as a reset for my way of thinking. After experiencing such a profound loss, one is indelibly changed. Some things come into clearer focus and all the…
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When The Clock Strikes Midnight…
By Lisa S. Tarno “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die…A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance” Ecc. 3: 1-22,4 NLT It’s been a month since my mother…
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Coincidence Or Not?
By Lisa S. Tarno Do you believe in coincidence? That was the question on the table at our bookclub last night. As a believer in Christ, I think there is less coincidence out there than there is purpose and intention. That is my short answer. I wanted to give this some more thought than how…
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When You Stay Quiet…
By Lisa S. Tarno Sometimes it is better to not say much at all…especially when you are processing the hard stuff in life! A counselor once told me that. It’s like the larvae stage of a caterpillar…messy and not beautiful…but then the butterfly. In this larvae like stage of grieving and asking God questions, one…
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Wisdom And Perspective
By Lisa S. Tarno “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 In my last blog, The Season of Whoa!, I spoke of bundled hardships that weighed heavily on my heart and mind. Life is like…
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The Season of “Whoa!”
By Lisa S. Tarno Susie Larson writes a question, “Have you ever gone through a season where, in your head, you knew you were loved by God, but in your heart, you felt absolutely cursed by Him?” (From “Your Powerful Prayers” book & study) I wrote in the margin, “Yep!” I really don’t like answering the…
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The Spiritual Redirect, Intent & Set
By Lisa S. Tarno Some of this blog article information comes from a great podcast I was listening to at the gym today from Mel Robbins, entitled: “How to Control Your Mind & Redirect Your Energy to Self Transformation” It was chock-full of great insights from professionals in neuroscience and psychology. I will make mention…
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A Splash Of Blessing
By Lisa S. Tarno I was mentally exhausted by some of the people in my life who would suck the life energy out of me if I let them. I approached my quiet time in God’s Word with reluctance because where I was studying, the book of Numbers, I doubted there would be anything refreshing…
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Right Here, Write HERE!
By Lisa S. Tarno I am overwhelmed! I tried to cry out, “Uncle” to tap out of the events of my life that seem to swirl around me like a tempest,…but God didn’t honor my concession but rather for me to cry out to “Abba, Father” instead. Glaring signs of confirmation of the original stirring…
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Choosing Not To Live Offended
By Lisa S. Tarno Shepherds have commonly employed a method of applying oil to a sheep’s head for the reason of protection and healing. Oil would repel insects, especially flies laying eggs in the nostrils that would form worms that would torment the sheep. Oil would also heal their heads from injuries as well. Psalm…
A Write Way to Think 