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When Your Calling No Longer Seems Like a Sure Bet

by [email protected] | Dec 7, 2017 | Dreaming with God, Emily Conrad, giving up, persevering through hard times, When your calling no longer seams like a sure bet

by Emily Conrad When I invest in my calling, I want that time and energy to appreciate immediately, my returns to increase in a steady, dependable manner.Instead, looking back, I see a jagged line of returns.By the way, in case you were wondering, the title image is...

Cold Brew Coffee and Dreams Come True

by [email protected] | Aug 3, 2017 | Cold brew coffee and dreams come true, Dreaming with God, Emily Conrad, waiting with Jesus

by Emily Conrad I’ve enjoyed coffee long enough that I should know by now how much each little tweak to the brewing process matters.I appreciate my Ninja coffee maker and it’s “specialty brew” capabilities, but I love the depth of flavor I get from my Aeropress...

The Dream that Used to Seem Impossible

by [email protected] | Mar 19, 2017 | Cisneros Cafe, Dreaming with God, Emily Conrad, guest post, The Dream that Used to Seem Impossible

by Emily Conrad I’m married to my high school boyfriend, the only man I ever dated. I went to college in my hometown. Even now, at age 33, I live half a mile from my childhood home. I’m either content with my lot in life, or I’m the queen of avoiding change. So the...

Lessons for Dreamers from the Wise Men

by [email protected] | Dec 15, 2016 | Achieving Goals, Christmas, Dreaming with God, Emily Conrad, faith, Following the star, Lessons for Dreamers from the Wise Men

by Emily ConradI imagine the wise men traveling through the wilderness, following a star—likely for years—and I think to myself, “That sounds familiar. My life’s story is like that.”Well, okay, not exactly. But there are some similarities to my life and to yours,...

When You Suspect You’re Chasing Snowballs

by [email protected] | Dec 8, 2016 | Achieving Goals, Dreaming with God, Emily Conrad, encouragement, faith, When You Suspect You're Chasing Snowballs

by Emily ConradMy husband winds up and whips a snowball just past my dog’s head. It smacks into the thin layer of snow that’s fallen today. The dog trots around, hunting. A hound mix, he’s determined to find this snowball.We know what the dog does...

Toppling Pedestals

by [email protected] | Nov 10, 2016 | Dreaming with God, Emily Conrad, faith, Hope in Jesus Christ, Putting dreams on pedestals, toppling pedestals

by Emily ConradThe intention is never to raise something on a pedestal, but working toward or loving something for years tends to prop it up a little higher and a little higher. Take a desire to write novels, for example. That can be a wonderful calling, but it takes...
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