Friends, great Big YES on Instagram and Facebook will be running stories of hope and optimism. Please share yours!! Tag with #unleashoptimism and @greatbigyes and I will repost on Great Big YES! I know there are MANY amazing stories. They don’t have to be long or perfect just real. Why do you have hope? Let’s
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Sharing Light
Okay, it’s pretty clear that I love to read Christian books written by women. I’ve been sharing them with you as I discover them. I also love blogs and social media accounts that inspire and lead people to Christ. Of course I would, it’s what I hope to do with mine. But I’ve noticed a
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Day 14: Grace
I’m so grateful for the unforced rhythms of grace. ©2013 Sue Bidstrup, Great Big YES™ All Rights Reserved
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Don Draper: A Hot Mess
I love Mad Men. Last night’s season finale was brilliant. (Spoiler alert!) Don Draper is flawed and he can be mean and he’s a cheater and he’s an alcoholic and he can be cold and manipulative and selfish. In other words, he’s human. And in his humanity, he can also be giving and kind and
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Freedom, Sunshine and Open Hearts
This is how I feel today. That’s Jesus breaking out of the tomb. I love how he’s running. He’s free. We are free too. That’s the miracle of Easter. I hope you had a good Easter and I hope you feel God’s amazing power and grace. Today is a new day. Just like Jesus, I
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Great Change is on the Way!
IT’S FIXED! IT’S FIXED! IT’S FIXED! Woo- hoo! We are up and running again thanks to the FABULOUS AMAZING dear friend of mine, Patty Ptacek. She is the first person I met when I moved here 15 years ago 🙂 and she is lovely and kind and a good friend and she also happens to
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Shaking My Can on the Corner
I know, it doesn’t sound pretty. What I mean is that I was “shaking a can” for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) on the corner this morning. It was amazing. I saw a lot of volunteers standing in the rain to help! I witnessed generosity in spades. There were lots of people saying, “God Bless!” which
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The Beginning
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace. -1 Corinthians 14:33 The other day, I learned a little more about the first book of Genesis. How wonderful that God created the light and then He created the sun and moon and stars to bring the light. He created the sea and the
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Gratitude for Darkness
Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight. Joan Chittister Uncommon Gratitude I’ve been thinking about this a lot. My yoga teacher (Laura Jane at Yoga Among Friends) touched on it the other day too. We have no problem