Where is God When Bad Things Happen By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful post in the blue box below!) I see God everywhere – in tiny flowers that push their way through the cut grass, wind dancing through trees, in dog kisses, or lying down in empty parking lots watching the slow fade of stars. I also remember a long period of time I spent angry with God. If he was there, which I believed he was,...
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Plans for Your Success By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful post in the blue box below!) “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11 NIV I love my dog. It’s my first dog ever and she’s altered life as I knew it. I move plans so that I can be home to take her out to potty in time. I...
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A Word of Comfort in Times of Struggle By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful blog in the blue box below!) If you’re in a time of crisis or trauma, it’s probably not your first, and it won’t be your last. But when we’re in the hurricane, and our lives feel pulled at the seams, we might feel as though the storm will never end – that the pain will engulf us, or that the world will never again be bright. ...
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Why You Can Love the Person That Hurt You By Z Zoccolante (Listen to the audio of this wonderful blog in the blue box below!) I sit on my patio peacefully sipping coffee out of my little pink mug while my dog Vega wanders by the open window behind me. There’s a hiss and a cat screech and my dog barrels backwards. My cat is such a witch, I think, as Vega comes into view, her eyes searching the open window where my cat has...
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One Thing to Remember in Life’s Dark Times By Z Zoccolante (Listen to audio of this post in the blue box below) Yea, though I walk through the valley of shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me. – Psalm 23:4 KJV When I was in forth grade we performed the 23rd Psalm for chapel and each the students was assigned one verse to memorize and recite in order. Listen to or download the podcast of...
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