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Read more about the article A Surprising Place to Find Encouragement During Lent

A Surprising Place to Find Encouragement During Lent

  • Post author:Carolyn Watts
  • Post published:February 20, 2026
  • Post category:cross/God's character/Lent
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I wonder how you’re feeling as we enter Lent. Some years, at least some part of me dreads this season that can feel heavy and hard. Other years I look…

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Read more about the article When You Need Comfort in Life’s Messiness

When You Need Comfort in Life’s Messiness

  • Post author:Carolyn Watts
  • Post published:January 27, 2026
  • Post category:beauty/birth/creation/God's character/held/mess/new life
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It’s two months today since the moving company came and packed into their van all that I was bringing from my Vancouver home to my new, old, Nova Scotian home.…

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Read more about the article Commissioned into the Heart of God: An Advent Invitation

Commissioned into the Heart of God: An Advent Invitation

  • Post author:Carolyn Watts
  • Post published:December 3, 2025
  • Post category:Advent/calling/God's character/God's faithfulness/God's love
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Last Friday, just as the sun was rising, I walked along the Vancouver seawall, praying my grief over leaving and my gratitude for the richness of these past sixteen years.…

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