These days we are not given many opportunities to practice contentment, but if you look around you will see examples. One of my favorite examples is cows. Maybe that is the country girl in me coming out, but honestly, next time you take a ride in the country take notice of the cows. They neither stress nor strive; they are CONTENT to chew their cud in the pasture they are in. They know the farmer will take care of EVERY need they have.
Read MoreMy plane had just landed, and I was already quoting lines from ‘Dumb and Dumber.’ I was in Colorado and ready to explore. Rocky Mountain National Park was at the top of my list of things to do. When I arrived at the park, I had my hike to Sky Pond all mapped out and was ready to go.
Read MoreIn August 2016, I had recently come home from a two-month mission trip to New York City. We all (overseas missionaries and domestic missionaries alike) had to return to the organization we went through before they would let us return home. The organization warned me of the reverse culture shock that I would experience when I returned home. I looked around me at all the people who had gone overseas for the summer and thought, “They can’t be talking about me, since I stayed in America this summer.”
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