by Emily Conrad | Aug 6, 2020 | Emily Conrad, patience, waiting with Jesus
by Emily Conrad I watched our watermelon plants closely last year. I noticed when flowers first appeared, but they seemed to fall off with no promise of fruit.This was normal for the start of the season, I learned.Eventually, tiny fruit formed at the bases of flowers...
by Emily Conrad | Mar 5, 2020 | Emily Conrad, Hope in Jesus Christ, Hope in suffering, seasons, the hope of spring, waiting with Jesus
by Emily Conrad Snow still quilts the ground, but it’s begun to melt away from the edges of things, shifting to the side like the comforter on my bed does when it’s time to stop merely straightening the blankets and, instead, to remake it entirely.The season is being...
by Emily Conrad | Oct 9, 2019 | Emily Conrad, perfect timing, waiting with Jesus
by Emily Conrad We’ve tried to time trips to northern Wisconsin to catch the height of fall color, but our timing has never been as perfect as it was this year. Hillsides fit for a postcard rolled alongside the highway, vistas of orange and red stretched away from...
by Emily Conrad | Jun 20, 2019 | persistence, prayer, Praying even if, waiting with Jesus
by Emily Conrad Sometimes, as I wait for an answer to prayer, faith comes easy and hope flourishes. I pray for favor and leading and ask others to do the same, expectant.But other times, a sort of hush falls over me. God already knows my deepest needs and this...
by Emily Conrad | Jun 13, 2019 | Emily Conrad, Emily P Freeman, Marlo Schalesky, waiting with Jesus, When there's nothing more to do but wait
by Emily ConradMy solution to most problems is to work harder. I write to-do lists. I order myself to stick with a task that my imagination would rather ditch. I might even make a spreadsheet to track my efforts—that’s how you know I’m serious.But sometimes, working...
by Emily Conrad | May 9, 2019 | Emily Conrad, waiting with Jesus, When the New Beginning Grows Slowly
by Emily ConradAs the snow recedes in spring, I amble over to my flowerbeds, watching for life to return.I monitor the red and green spears of new growth that pierce the dirt and matted leaves. First, daffodil leaves poke through, then shoots that will become peonies....
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