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Mixed Message

February 18, 2021 By Verna Bowman Leave a Comment

No matter how early Ash Wednesday comes every year, we have the assurance of Spring waiting around a cold corner to unveil the earth with new life.  The view outside my window today brings a mixed message as Spring perches on a winter-ish branch above would-be blossoms buried under the weight of snow. It’s easy to fix our … [Read more...]

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Spring – Season of Hope

February 25, 2020 By Verna Bowman 2 Comments

Spring is a season of hope. No matter how mild the winter, this time every year we wait anxiously for the beginning of Spring and the “new” it brings. And it’s less than three weeks away! Looking from my office window I’m not seeing a change in season yet - but assured it’s hidden within the mix of a robin perched on a naked … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #spring, Ash Wednesday, Hope, Lent

Spring for the Soul

March 4, 2019 By Verna Bowman Leave a Comment

Looking out my March-window shows mixed signs of spring resting on a snow shovel. But Ash Wednesday is Wednesday and there’s something about the day that makes me look forward to everything un-winter.  In my soul . . . The beginning of the Lenten season seems to shake winter right out of the heart to create space for the … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #soul, #spring, Ash Wednesday, journal

Spring Hope

February 26, 2018 By Verna Bowman 5 Comments

 At this moment spring is 21 days, 16 hours and 36 minutes away.  Yes!  Three weeks. Somehow the hope of spring hibernates in the middle of the dreary count down  . . . It's much the same when we’re waiting for hope in what appears to be hopeless situations – whether it’s within the headlines in the world or the headlines in … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #spring, Hope, Isaiah 26:3

Desert to Destination

February 6, 2016 By Verna Bowman 11 Comments

No matter how early Ash Wednesday comes every year we always have the assurance spring is waiting around the cold corner to unveil the earth with new life. It’s Ash Wednesday – almost. And it brings hope and a 40-day journey that has purpose and destination. Resurrection. Lent, an Old English word meaning spring, begins … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #spring, #vernabowman.com, Ash Wednesday, Hope, journey, Lent

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But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us, made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses.  You are saved by grace.  Ephesians 2:4-5

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