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7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 59): the one about things worth celebrating

  • April 3, 2015
  • By Happy
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7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 59): the one about things worth celebrating

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A year ago, turning forty was something I was dreading.  For whatever reason, I’m really not anymore.  Maybe it has something to do with celebrating my birthday for an entire year?  I don’t know.  All I do know is that at this point, the absolute worst thing about turning forty will be the end of this year-long celebration.  Opening my door to find gifts like this waiting for me has been nothing short of delightful all year:

© 2015 Simple Felicity

© 2015 Simple Felicity

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I just started a really fantastic book called The Art Of Work by Jeff Goins.  It’s about discovering your calling, and so far I am really enjoying it.  I’ll review it when I’m done, but if you’re interested, you can learn more here.

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This is the first Good Friday in years for which I haven’t put together a Sacred Space event.  In some ways it’s been nice not to have so much going on right before Easter – but in other ways I’ve really missed it.  It was my favorite thing about my job, planning that service and designing creative ways for people to meet with God.  I won’t even be attending a Good Friday service this year, as I’m traveling to meet up with some friends for Easter – and that, too, feels strange.  I know there will be a day when I finally have a “new normal” – new traditions in a new church, new patterns to my days… and the sadness will fade.  But today just feels a little surreal.

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I did spend a little time this morning reflecting on the Easter story with these beautiful resources from IF:Equip, tho.  (The third painting (at the end of the third video) is my favorite.)

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By far the most powerful thing I’ve read this week was an article by Dale Fincher about emotional blackmail.  Fincher’s thoughtful response to John Piper’s thoughts on the subject was an incredibly helpful read, and got me thinking more deeply about conflict resolution, forgiveness, grace, and healthy boundaries.  More on this in another post, I think – but I realized this week that some of what I’ve been taught about what comprises healthy conflict is actually incredibly un-healthy, and I’m really looking forward to unlearning it.

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One of my favorite finds this week:

 

 

“Dayenu” means “it would have sufficed” or “it would have been enough.”  The song is traditionally sung at Passover, and I love the concept it expresses: that if what God has done had been all He ever did, it would have been enough – we would still have cause be thankful.  And yet He has done so much more.

 

Clearly this isn’t the traditional version of the song – but I loved it.

 

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And on that note – may you find Him to be more than enough, and the source of all you need this weekend.  Because He truly is.

Happy Easter, friends!  Grace and peace be with you.

 

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By Happy, April 3, 2015
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Simple Felicity is, at its heart, a blog based on the unshakeable belief that happiness really isn't all that complicated. It's often found in the simplest of things: good food, good books, and good company. So those are the things I write about, along with a few other things that really matter to me, including faith and feminism. A bit about me: My name is Happy. I have an amazing talent for misplacing my keys, a deep appreciation for whomever looked at the coffee bean and thought, "Hey, I wonder what would happen if I roasted this?", and road trips to Michigan are pretty much my favorite.
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