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Before my study of Genesis, I could recall the basic parts of Joseph’s story-his prophetic dreams, his vengeful brothers, and his slow rise to power- but that was all. Through my study, I have dug deeper into Joseph’s story and discovered the remarkable importance of Genesis as a whole. I have delighted in seeing God’s character unfold through the chapters.

As I pondered over my blessings from June, my mind wandered to this time last year. Looking at the calendar, I realized that Sunday marks one year since I have been blogging! I remember that sweet moment when I clicked post for the first time. After those weeks, filled with long hours staring at a blank screen praying for words, I never would have imagined that I would continue to press post.

The soft pull of the summer breeze beckons me to look around. The more I watch the beauty outside unfold, the less I want to hear of the news. I want to shut my eyes to what continues to plague the world.

After reading numerous quotes from the Don’t Waste Your Life, my interest was peaked. In October, I added it to a list of books I hoped to read and finally had time to read it a few weeks ago. I now understand why so many quotes have been taken from it; I highlighted on every few pages. Here are three truths that impacted me-

Whether loneliness, physical pain, or loss, we have all gone through valleys in life. Some only walk a short path and others face endless years. When we are at our lowest, can we continue to praise?

It is almost summer. More days are filled with sun unhindered by clouds. Baby birds are flying free from their nests. Hummingbirds are flitting about the flowers. The earth has bloomed. Yet the world seems to grow darker. In the past few months, we have seen a virus take away thousands of lives and hate fuel heartless attacks. Anxiety and depression have spread. Tensions rise and fires continue to smoulder. The world is aching.

I am back!! I took a longer break than usual but I feel refreshed and ready to start blogging! Now that summer is here, my posting schedule should go back to normal…

I have had so many things on my heart to share the past couple weeks, but I have not had time to post. I hope to post more in the coming weeks on what God has been showing me. Today, I thought I would share my monthly highlights. Here are a few of the blessings in my life this month…

In my last post, I wrote a little about reflecting on how you were saved. I was thinking about how the blessing of salvation is something we experience everyday. Because I was saved at a young age, I was not saved from a long background of wandering from God.

There is no doubt that the events surrounding Easter this year have been less than normal. Any other year, Easter would be our focus for months. But this year is different. We now have added distractions, anxieties, and changes to steal our focus away from the cross. In the craziness of this time, I have not heard a lot about what Christians are doing to celebrate.