Hard on Myself
Posted: March 15, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
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A friend of mine posted the above on Facebook today. They are words I need to hear. People are always telling me I’m too hard on myself and I know this is true. I think some of it comes from when I was a professional musician. I had to be hard on myself or I […]
Read more...Vocabulary Lessons
Posted: March 6, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Lent, over stimulation
Mark Ramsey and Kristy Farber are doing a sermon series on the Psalms this Lent. Perhaps it’s where I am in my life now but I can really relate to the sermons. On Feb. 17, Mark preached about Psalm 137. I’ve always hated this Psalm especially verse 9 which reads “Happy shall they be who […]
Read more...Examining my Garden
Posted: March 5, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Lent
Here is a part of the reflection from the Hobo Honeymoon by Ed Hays for this past Sunday. Good words for me to remember. “Jesus’ parable today answers the question, ‘What is the world’s oldest profession that is today’s most popular hobby?’ As you may have guessed, the correct answer is being a gardener! The […]
Read more...Hobo Honeymoon
Posted: February 28, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
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This Lent, I’m using Edward Hays book, “A Lenten Hobo Honeymoon: Daily Reflections for the Journey of Lent.” In it Hays writes, “While both the idea of a honeymoon and of being a hobo might seem inappropriate for the holy season of Lent, remember the words of the great patriarch Moses, who proudly declared, ‘My […]
Read more...Aimee Buchanan
Posted: February 8, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Kushner
Like the Psalmists before us who screamed, “Why have you forsaken me? Can’t You hear my cries? How long are you going to hide from me?” we are crying out as well. “How can you take a person who has so much yet to offer the world? She wasn’t done yet! What were You thinking?” […]
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