by Emily Conrad | Oct 15, 2020 | changing of the seasons, Emily Conrad, faith, hope in times of change
by Emily Conrad We don’t think less of trees for losing their leaves every winter.This thought occurred to me as I walked a long, straight road, surrounded by fields of grass and trees.Earlier that August day, I had strained to write a blog post. I was...
by Emily Conrad | Apr 18, 2019 | Emily Conrad, Enduring a Lengthy Wait, faith, Holding on to Hope in the Waiting, truth, truth versus lies, waiting with Jesus
by Emily Conrad Years ago, I learned a fact from a Stephen King novel that has proven itself true not only in the physical word, but also in my emotional and spiritual life.The fact is, the longer a rope or line is, the more likely it is to break under stress. This...
by [email protected] | Aug 2, 2018 | faith, faith over fear, faith through trials, sequoia
by Emily Conrad Our necks stiffened as we craned to see the sequoia branches and crowns high above us, but as peaceful and beautiful as the sequoia groves were, the trees bore signs of suffering.The largest trees often had big, black triangles on their sides, scars...
by [email protected] | May 9, 2017 | coping after a death, Emily Conrad, faith, grief, Jesus our comfort in grief, the grieving process
by Emily Conrad I bore witness to grief this weekend.As I sigh out now, my breath summons tears. Not for my own loss, but for the trauma the unexpected death inflicted on those closest to the one who lifted his own hand against himself.I didn’t know him, and I am only...
by [email protected] | Apr 18, 2017 | a belated Easter post, Emily Conrad, faith, Jesus saves, Judas Peter Me and Jesus, the wages of sin
by Emily Conrad As I write this, it is Easter weekend, and the magnolia tree in the yard is telling stories. Its white-petaled flowers opened this morning, Saturday, the day before we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, as if to promise ancient believers that it...
by [email protected] | Jan 10, 2017 | Choose Jesus, Emily Conrad, faith, heart check, Teaching my wandering heart to abide with Jesus
by Emily Conrad You can always tell where a kid’s loyalty lies by who she runs to when she gets hurt. A child may say she loves her teacher or her friends, but if she falls and skins her knee and her mother is there, she’s going to run to her mom. ...
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