This post is an excerpt from my new book Enough for Now: Unpacking God’s Sufficiency. Learn why you may have a broken “wanter.” When I was growing up, the Frito-Lay commercial that interrupted my favorite television shows told me, “You can’t eat just one.” And it…
Contentment
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To Find Enough: Reject the Myth That More Stuff Equals More Happiness
Why is contentment so difficult to attain? Why do we always want more? This post is part of a series on finding enough. A while ago a local charity called and asked if I had any clothing or small household goods that I would like…
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To Find Enough: Go to the God of Suffiency
Why is contentment so difficult to attain? Why do we always want more? This post is part of a series on finding enough. When my husband, John, and I were first married, our vehicle was a used Dodge Polara–nicknamed the tuna boat. It was a…
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4 Keys to Finding Enough: Recognize Your Broken Wanter
Why is contentment so difficult to attain? Why do we always want more? This post is part of a series on finding enough. When my husband and I were first married, we moved all of our belongings into our first apartment by loading used furniture…
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When You Struggle With Enough
When I was a little kid sitting in church listening to the pastor read the Bible, I loved it when Psalm 23 was one of the day’s lessons. I would look up at the big stained glass window of Jesus holding a little lamb. I…
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The Mystery of Psalm 23
When I was a little girl I loved hearing the twenty-third psalm read in church. But I always sensed a mystery of Psalm 23. It was easy to picture Jesus as a shepherd because in the sanctuary there was a huge stained glass window of Jesus…
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When You’re Distracted By Your Desires
It doesn’t take much for me to become distracted by my desires Take the time I wanted a new house more than anything. It wasn’t that the house we lived in was a hovel. It fact it was a two-story, four-bedroom, two-full-bath residence with a…
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How to Like Your Life
Prefer the given. I read this phrase in the book Grumble Hallelujah and it has stuck with me. I loved the sound of it. But I didn’t love the reality of it. If life gives me the equivalent of the snack size sack of M &…
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How to Live with a Holy Longing
A holy longing. I love that phrase. There are a lot of things I long for: my family nearby, time with friends, a little more success, a new handbag, dark chocolate that has no calories. The list could go on and on. I tend to…