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So you can teach an old dog new tricks

August 4, 2017 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Moving to a new house in a new state is a good reason to write a post about new stuff. So, without further ado, here’s the top ten new things I’ve learned since moving to California. I really don’t have to wash my “oily” hair every day. A stylist here told me I needed to […]

Remembering and trusting

February 22, 2016 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Exactly five years ago this month, we had dinner with some friends who had traveled to Nicaragua with us twice for family mission trips. We were feeling like God was prompting us to spend more time in Nicaragua, although the thought sounded crazy. We figured our friends would help talk some sense into us, but […]

The Gift of Encouragement

April 7, 2015 By Wendy Willard · 1 Comment ·

C.S.Lewis quote // image courtesy of Juliana Coutinho

One of the primary definitions of encouragement is the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope. Based on what I’ve seen over the past few months and years, I’d like to take that definition a little bit further to say encouragement—and what it brings to the recipient—is actually both life-giving and life-saving. Life-giving We’re all called […]

Count it all joy (a.k.a. each week it sucks a little less)

February 6, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

James 1:2-4

Last week I wrote about how much transition sucks. Many people responded to encourage us, including a personal trainer in Florida. She’s currently working with a guy who is particularly out of shape. So they came up with a mantra to help keep him going: Each week it sucks a little less. Sounds about right. We’ve now […]

The s-word and transition

January 26, 2015 By Wendy Willard · 2 Comments ·

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[Warning: this post contains an excessive use of the word “sucks” because, well, it’s the best way to describe what’s going on. Sorry if that is a no-no word in your house. It used to be one in my house too, until life turned really sucky.] It’s been a month since we relocated back to […]

Muddy Transitions

January 6, 2015 By Wendy Willard · 1 Comment ·

In repentance and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.

It’s a new year. A time when everyone makes fresh commitments to do more (or less) of certain activities… to be the best version of ourselves we can possibly be… right? I’m starting off this year in a new place, both physically and emotionally. So, for me, it’s easy to see it as a fresh […]

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