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A thought by Maria Goff (2017-03-07) from her book, Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want (Kindle Location 1802). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) For so many, getting ready is the most important thing about any situation and being ready is a good thing. Maria says, “I’d hate to miss even a minute of a party Jesus threw because I wasn’t ready. I think we all would. Here’s the thing. He’s not just talking about a party that happens in heaven; He’s throwing the party right now and He wants all of us to come. Sure, there will be more celebrations to come in heaven, but the party is already happening. Right now, right here. I’ve wondered if some of us are so busy getting ready for the one in heaven that we’re missing the one that’s going on right now. Being ready is a good thing until it distracts us from being present. When eternity’s starting gun sounds, I don’t want to fi

A thought by Maria Goff (2017-03-07) from her book, Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want (Kindle Location 1674). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That is so true!   Our son this week is graduating from Law School.   It will be an exciting time for us.   But I remember the day we put him on a plane to Colorado Springs to the Air Force Academy and how hard it was to say goodbye.   Maria says, “As each of the kids left for college, I learned a new appreciation for how good every stage of life can be from the time they landed to the day they launched. Every season has its trade-offs. With more freedom comes opportunities, life experiences, and growth for everyone. Every season hasn’t just become better, they’ve only been different. Pulling the chocks isn’t easy, but it’s what God intended. It’s about beautiful change in our lives and leaving and cleaving in marriage. He cre

A thought by Maria Goff (2017-03-07) from her book, Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want (Kindle Location 1696). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That’s the way to do it, isn’t it?   Control is the key…isn’t it? Maria says, “I remember trying to survive my fears by controlling the things that made me afraid. I felt the need to control circumstances, outcomes, and people like they came with steering wheels. I thought if I could dodge making eye contact with a teacher or do everything perfectly, I could escape the people who made me feel vulnerable and insecure. Sadly, it didn’t work; it never does. Fear delights in our attempts to avoid or ignore it. The antidote that gives us the buoyancy to rise above our fear is found in love and hope and the kind of peace we don’t try to manufacture but experience in courageous gratitude.” She goes on, “Peace fills up from beneat