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Stringing Beads

March 11, 2021 By Joy Dekok 4 Comments

I loved my string of mismatched beads.

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I'm an author, storyteller, blogger, amateur nature photographer and a ponderer of God and His Word. Some call me an encourager. I've been known to eavesdrop - it's part of the writing job description. Really. I love hanging out with my husband, our dogs, family, and friends. And since they are all providers of potential writing material, I'm sort of always writing. Read More…

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Along the way today. The sun did this thing. These

Along the way today. The sun did this thing. These blossoms seemed to stand up and take notice. :)

This is my favorite picture of them. I have hundre

This is my favorite picture of them. I have hundreds. But this one gets me every time. It's so truly them.

Today would have been their 64th wedding anniversary. I miss celebrating them.

By loving each other, they taught us to love. By disagreeing with each other, they taught us that while opinions and strong beliefs matter, love matters more. They loved God quietly and are now with Him.

The family they loved so deeply is blessed because they loved.

When I first saw this coneflower, 3 words came to

When I first saw this coneflower, 3 words came to mind: razzle, dazzle, and frazzled. The words layered themselves in that order.

I thought about a quote that is credited to E. B. White: “There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.”

This is true in writing as much as it in life.

A moment. A memory. A detail long forgotten suddenly remembered and pondered. Our good and bad old days and the way they connect to the ones we’re living now. Lessons learned and relearned. Hurts rehashed and released. Sorrows divided. Ideas that sparkle and others that burn out.

Unexpected connections story to story like stars in a constellation.
You and me living lives full of complicated stories and sometimes, we find the courage to tell them.

"And God made the two great lights—the greater l

"And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars." Genesis 1:16 ESV

They're here! The coneflowers are here! I loved wa

They're here! The coneflowers are here! I loved watching this one dance in the breeze!

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