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🌱 The Long Shortcut to Maturity 🌱

What if the barren places in your life are where God is planting something deep? The path to fruitfulness might feel like exile first. BNews 618/741 – The Long Shortcut to Maturity View this email in your browser The barren-looking field behind our townhouse is full of tiny green shoots. What once looked empty is 🌱 The Long Shortcut to Maturity 🌱

🏜️ The Liminal Space 🏜️

Where the way is hidden, and the Presence is near. BNews 617/741 – The Liminal Space View this email in your browser Three weeks before the diagnosis—walking a pioneer path in Portugal, unaware of the road ahead. The Liminal Space by Deanna Bergen I do not know what waits ahead, The path is veiled, the 🏜️ The Liminal Space 🏜️

🦎 One Day At a Time 🦎

Several iguanas live in the tall trees near our home. They stretch for tender leaves at the edge of the highest branches. BNews 614/741 – One Day At a Time View this email in your browser 🌸 One Day at a Time “He will tend His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs 🦎 One Day At a Time 🦎

A Fruit Salad for Deanna 🍓 (A Mother’s Day You’ll Remember)

What Deanna needs right now—and how you can truly help. BNews 613/741 – What Deanna Needs Right Now: A Mother’s Day Reflection View this email in your browser 🌸 What Deanna Needs Right Now Some children experience a season of uncluttered safety, belonging, and joy. That’s how it’s meant to be. That’s what God wants A Fruit Salad for Deanna 🍓 (A Mother’s Day You’ll Remember)

🌴Don’t Give Up. The Clearing Might Be Closer Than You Think 🌴

This week brought pizza, tears, and the unmistakable hand of God—in a jungle prayer, a perfect rainbow, and the faces of those we love. BNews 612/741 – Don’t Give Up. The Clearing Might Be Closer Than You Think. View this email in your browser We started the week with pizza and laughter—seasoned with tears and trust. 🌴Don’t Give Up. The Clearing Might Be Closer Than You Think 🌴

🐦 What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree of Life Have in Common 🐦

“Maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘God calls the brave’? I wasn’t brave. Not at first.” BNews 611/741 – What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree of Life Have in Common View this email in your browser “Maybe you’ve heard it said, ‘God calls the brave’? I wasn’t brave. Not at first.”   What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree 🐦 What Teenagers, Egrets, and the Tree of Life Have in Common 🐦