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25 in 25 | Strands of Contentment
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Oh the Deep, Deep Love. April 25, 2012. Last spring, I bought about two dozen books at various library book sales. Since last spring, I’ve read exactly 1 1/2 of them. I’ve read several other books in that time, but I have to admit that most of those were books I had to teach for my literature class… ones I was forced to read. This is not acceptable. Poor book sale books. So pretty on the shelf but collecting dust for the past year. Believe it or not, I used to love. If you want to keep track with me, cli...
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A Tale of Two Football Players | Strands of Contentment
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You say “ancient history” like it’s a bad thing. →. A Tale of Two Football Players. May 4, 2012. From Stephen Dunn/Getty Images. This week the game of football lost one of its stars. At the age of 43, former San Diego Charger Junior Seau was found dead in his apartment, after an apparent suicide. Family, friends, and fans were left to pick up the pieces of a life that ended too soon, and the question on every tongue was “Why? Why do we not see this coming? So what’s the answer? Not help us win a few foot...
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Steadfast. | Strands of Contentment
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October 24, 2013. Lately, I’ve been listening to this song a lot:. And I mean A LOT. I love every word of the song. I’m serious. Every verse has struck a chord in me at some point, depending on the circumstance I find myself in at that moment. And I haven’t yet found a circumstance where I don’t. Find the song encouraging. So have you clicked “play” yet? That’s why I love that the chorus includes this simple prayer:. Lord of Peace, renew a steadfast spirit within me to rest in You alone. The good news is...
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About | Strands of Contentment
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I’m Darcy… a 20-something from the Chicago suburbs who just realized how hard it is to keep an “about me” page up-to-date. So with that said, here is all you could possibly need to know about me, as of this second (it could change five seconds from now):. I am currently a nanny for an adorably precocious two-(and-three-quarters! I was doing. But, thankfully, the secret of contentment is readily available to me (and you. Too)… Hint: read Philippians 4:10-13. Additional hint: it’s Jesus. Go Back in Time.
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Memorial Day 2012 | Strands of Contentment
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You say “ancient history” like it’s a bad thing. Contentment, revisited →. May 28, 2012. Photo credit: Michael Kappel. This Memorial Day weekend, I decided to visit the First Division Museum. In Wheaton. After years of visiting Cantigny with my family, and usually rushing through the museum, I had been wanting to go by myself and take time to walk through slowly and read everything. Memorial Day weekend seemed like as good a time as any! One especially incredible story is that of Private First Class Dani...
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Contentment, revisited | Strands of Contentment
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Steadfast. →. October 18, 2013. Oh hey, blog. It’s been a while. If you want to know a little something about me, just look at this blog. Not so much at the content of the posts, but at the blog as a whole. You’ll notice a girl who was really REALLY into this whole having-a-blog concept, you’ll see seven thoughtful (if I do say so myself) posts, and then… crickets. 17 months of crickets, to be exact. I’m like that. Maybe At least for this post it is. (How’s that for commitment? I wrote this post. On the ...
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Books | Strands of Contentment
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This list is to keep track of my progress for my 25 in 25 challenge. Click the links to read my thoughts on a particular book, either from my Goodreads account. Or from somewhere else on Strands Of Contentment. Want to recommend a book? The lovely little comment box at the bottom of the page is waiting for you…. 1 The Men We Became. 2 The Wedding (Dorothy West). Alexandre Dumas, fils). 4 The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson). 5 In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson). One thought on “ Books.
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Blogs are a funny thing. | Strands of Contentment
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Oh the Deep, Deep Love →. Blogs are a funny thing. April 22, 2012. However, blogging is the sad exception. I’m a good 10-15 years late to this party. There are a number of reasons for it, ranging from kind of silly to flat-out stupid. But when you boil it all down, I basically had one big issue:. 8221; The perfect blog post was always a year or two, or twenty, down the line. My thoughts about a potential blog often wandered into the unknown. Instead of planning the blog posts of life right now. Envy, cyn...
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pieces of me: April 2011
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Sunday, April 24, 2011. My life is a little scattered lately. and by a little, i really mean a whole heck of a lot. there isn't much that feels normal. or stable. or consistent. and the things that are, i'm clinging to them for dear life. like a wood plank in the middle of rapids. or what i assume rapids would feel like. this is what i was surrounded by saturday night. In the midst of chaos, i'm clinging to hope. I'm clinging to it with everything i've got right now. And that my hope is secure in him.
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pieces of me: January 2011
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Monday, January 31, 2011. Last night at church. Photo of emri and ben : jewel anderson. I remember standing there when emri was in the midst of deciding if ben was really not going to let her fall. i looked at her with tears in my eyes and wanted to scoop her up, off the banister. and hold her safe. as if i knew better than her DAD. but i just stood there, watching the scene unfold. There was something in that moment that struck me. i KNEW ben was going to catch her. ironically, once last year i. To beli...
