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…for the joy of the LORD is your strength. – Nehemiah 8:10b (NIV) It’s hard for us sometimes to grasp the difference between joy and happiness. We know that joy does not equal happiness but...

https://triciahudson.com/2020/06/08/the-joy-of-the-lord/

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. – 2 Cor. 10:5 Now more than ever it...

https://triciahudson.com/2020/04/13/what-you-focus-on-expands/

“The Lord is near to those who are broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 This morning my husband and I cancelled our flights to Orlando for next week. This ha...

https://triciahudson.com/2020/03/30/acknowledging-loss-in-the-middle-of-the-coronavirus-quarantine/

I’m still trying to get my head around an idea that seems a bit surreal. What is that idea, you ask? Well…I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m not a young woman anymore. Gone are the d...

https://triciahudson.com/2018/03/13/new-seasons/

Perched with my laptop at my kitchen table with boxes all around me, I gaze out the window and watch the sky turn grey with the impending snowfall.  I’m trying to concentrate on work, but I am...

https://triciahudson.com/2018/02/15/a-moving-experience/

It’s almost the new year and we have been waiting for weeks for “the call” from the adoption agency to let us know when we could go to China to get our daughter. The phone rings and I quick...

https://triciahudson.com/2017/12/29/possibilities-promise-and-potential/

A few days ago I picked up Jen Hatmaker’s new book For the Love.  A friend had said she couldn’t put it down so I was intrigued.  A couple of chapters in and I was hooked too.  I’m not e...

https://triciahudson.com/2015/09/12/hope-for-spicy-families/

I feel like I have something I need to get off my chest about offense in the church body.  I share completely from my heart as a pastor and not with any agenda except to see unity and healthy re...

https://triciahudson.com/2013/10/24/offended/

I recently went to visit my extended family and was able to spend some time with my elderly grandparents who were recently moved into an assisted-living home.  They are none too happy about havi...

https://triciahudson.com/2013/06/20/little-black-binder/

What is this strange feeling of happiness and sadness at the same time? It came as a complete surprise to me today. Three days ago my oldest son proposed to his girlfriend. They are giddy in love...

https://triciahudson.com/2013/02/27/what-is-this-feeling/