by emilyconrad@sbcglobal.net | May 2, 2017 | Emily Conrad, faith through trials, Holding on to Hope in the Waiting, keeping the faith, listening to God's voice, waiting with Jesus
by Emily Conrad I sat in my parents’ backyard, waiting to spot the owls that had nested there. A cardinal landed, brilliant red against the new spring grass, and I contented myself with photographing him. When I refocused on the tall pines before me, their...
by emilyconrad@sbcglobal.net | Oct 13, 2016 | answers to prayer, Awake and Aware in the Darkness, Emily Conrad, faith, Faith lessons from my dog, God is in control, Jesus is faithful, keeping the faith, Write 31 Days
by Emily ConradThe yards around me are washed in the diluted ink of nighttime. It’s 12:20 AM.I am standing outside the white lattice fence that marks my yard.Technically speaking, I’m trespassing here, standing where my neighbors’ backyards touch toes.Somewhere in...
by emilyconrad@sbcglobal.net | Oct 4, 2016 | Brew, Emily Conrad, Five Minute Friday, Free write, God in creation, keeping the faith, Wisconsin travel, Write 31 Days
by Emily ConradFor this post in the 31 Days of Free Writes challenge, I sort of did two free writes, one on topic, and one off. And then I took a bunch of extra time and sort of tacked them together. So, free write one is on the official prompt (brew) and free write...
by emilyconrad@sbcglobal.net | Sep 20, 2016 | Emily Conrad, faith, God provides, How Gratitude Helps in Trials, keeping the faith
by Emily ConradThe weekend started with fun: I got to visit a friend who just brought home a new puppy. I brought my camera along and snapped 90 pictures, knowing many would be slightly off but that with those quantities, we were guaranteed some good ones. It was an...
by emilyconrad@sbcglobal.net | Sep 15, 2016 | Emily Conrad, faith, fighting fear, keeping the faith, the Light of the World, When the light grows dim
by Emily ConradI spent a fair amount of my afternoon swapping around the light bulbs in my house. The goal was to get brighter bulbs in my dining room. The problem was that my light fixture displays the bulbs, so I didn’t want to put in normal ones. Nothing...
by emilyconrad@sbcglobal.net | Sep 12, 2016 | faith, Hope in Jesus Christ, keeping the faith, Not What I had in Mind, persevering through hard times, Resting in God's love
by Emily Conrad Scrolling through social media, I came across two friends’ posts in a row that both said something had happened that was not what she had in mind. The repetition so close together caught my attention.Not what I had in mind.So many things have...
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