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thoughts on growing up

thoughts on growing up

I was out yesterday for a ride on my bike in this gorgeous fall weather we’re having, and I hit a new trail – well, new to me, anyway. There’s a section where the trail splits and a lovely and helpful wooden sign directs you to a mile-loop trail if you should so desire to…

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By Happy, September 30, 2007
prayer for an early morning

prayer for an early morning

Good morning, Lord. Still groggy, and the children are already putting on a concert upstairs. Just one more cup of coffee? *sigh* Help me this day to live in love, to be who You are making me to be. Help me to make this day a memory worth having, to teach these impressionable people how…

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By Happy, September 21, 2007
love so amazing

love so amazing

G R A C E God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense Riches At Christ’s Expense amazing. humbling. awe-inspiring. far too much for one mind to ever comprehend in this life and yet there are moments, glimpses, nanosecond-like times when for the fraction of an instant i get it. (i think) and then it’s gone, and again…

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By Happy, September 17, 2007
hospitable church planting

hospitable church planting

So ages ago I posted this on hospitality and what I was learning about it from Lauren Winner’s book, Mudhouse Sabbath. (I’m still learning.) One of the things she talked about in that chapter was how she felt her apartment just wasn’t right for entertaining well – she had a picnic table in her study…

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By Happy, August 21, 2007
sacred space

sacred space

I lead worship for a bunch of 20somethings and college folks who are chasing Jesus with everything they’ve got on their best days (and still trying to on their less-than-great days). A couple weeks ago we did this thing we call “Sacred Space” – and I have to be honest with you – I poured…

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By Happy, August 9, 2007
Meet Happy
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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