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Reaching Out Melanie Nixon Reaching Out Melanie Nixon

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What has it been like to be a Mother?

How has mothering been a way of encouraging your life with God and experiencing His promises?

Reflection by Louise

In the month of May we celebrate Mother's Day! What comes to mind for me is that being a mother is…

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Dwelling places
Reflection Melanie Nixon Reflection Melanie Nixon

Dwelling places

Hello Friends!

How are you doing? I hope you are having some time to bask in the Lord and are noticing His graceful presence in your life. We certainly live in a time of tensions and can feel the pull in both directions. We may agree and disagree with the tensions and they can make us feel uncomfortable. I’d like to share with you some of the tensions within my own place of being. More so encourage you…

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Spiritual exercise: Prayer
Resting Melanie Nixon Resting Melanie Nixon

Spiritual exercise: Prayer

Visio Divina (meaning divine vision, seeing with the eyes of your heart): The movement of this prayer uses a visual to help guide and set our minds on prayer thus allowing God to speak into our hearts through the image. Invitation. Find a quiet and comfortable place to be still with God…

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