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Shards of Hope

Shards of Hope - trusting God to use the broken pieces of our stories to create a beautiful masterpiece for His Glory | fedandfulfilled.comSo, I turned 36 last month.  And I’m hoping that another year older also means another year wiser.  (At the very least, I’ve felt new inspiration to write this post, so that feels like a win!)

For my birthday this year, my family and I did something a little different. We put together glass mosaics in various shapes and sizes.  Each of us carefully sorted through colorful glass shards, precisely arranged them onto plexiglass bases, tediously set them with adhesive, permanently bound them in grout, neatly polished them to shine, and joyfully admired our finished works of art in their full glory.  It was a rather long (and at times painstaking) process- especially for the perfectionists in the family!  But it was worth the effort and we were thrilled with our glass/cement creations.

While I didn’t intend there to be a deeper meaning to the project (other than just doing something creative for my birthday), this family craft turned out to be much more than what it seemed.  As I ran my hand over my finished mosaic flower, it hit me that this was a tangible representation of what God was doing in my life.  (In all of our lives, really.)  And I was suddenly in awe of just how meaningful my birthday art was.

I realized that the process we had just put these glass shards through is an incredible parallel to the process that happens in our lives as we walk the daunting path of pain and suffering.  A process that allows us to be shattered, rearranged, anchored, reinforced, restored, and displayed.  A process that can turn our broken pieces into shards of hope…

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For Such a Time as This - answering life's tough questions through encouraging stories of faith | fedandfulfilled.com

For Such A Time As This

What am I doing here? Why is this happening to me? What is the purpose for my pain? How will good come from this? These are questions I’ve asked myself frequently over the past 5 years – after we lost our baby, my health, and our home.  These questions come to mind on days when…

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Fighting the Invisible Enemy- a three-fold plan to better prepare for fighting our battles | fedandfulfilled.com

Fighting the Invisible Enemy

Greetings from lockdown!  The last time you heard from me, I was “Taking a Leap with Lyme” – or rather, taking a few next steps in my health journey.  Then, just weeks later, the coronavirus hit our country and my steps forward turned into a standstill.  It seems the wait might be coming to an…

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Taking a Leap with Lyme - a post all about leaping toward a goal, dream, or hope with courage and confidence

Taking a Leap with Lyme

As we embark on another Leap Day, do you find yourself thinking back to where you were and what life was like four years ago?  I sure do.  For starters, I was in a different house, in what felt like a much stronger body, about to embark on a new, challenging, and often times painful…

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The Savior in Our Storms - getting to know the One we celebrate at Christmas | fedandfulfilled.com

The Savior in Our Storms

You may be reading the title of this post and thinking that maybe I forgot that it’s Christmas season.  That I should be writing about family celebrations and perfect gifts. Or maybe sharing a new cookie recipe, or tips for staying healthy over the holidays.  So, if you came here looking for those things, I’m…

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Living in the Upside Down - a post on how we can survive in a difficult, upside down world and keep our hope alive | fedandfulfilled.com

Living in the Upside Down

Have you ever thought that the circumstances in your life couldn’t get much worse…and then they did?   Well, since my last post back in April, that’s kind of how I feel right now.  Ironically, I wrote about “A Sifting Season,” which I had no idea was only just beginning.  But it’s four months later and…

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