"Look, Ma! I'm gonna be an attorney!" Yes; I'm studying to become a lawyer. No; I'm not going to law school. * * * “Thankful” :: This mug (↑) started out as a $3.99 Thanksgiving-time impulse purchase from Homegoods, but it has become a lot more than that. I use it every day at work and it has taken on a role as a sort of token of the daily grind and the blessings that come hand-in-hand with journeys unknown. At the risk of sounding heretical or sacrilegious, this mug has helped me redirect my daily thoughts and attitudes toward Christ (though, I often fail at these pursuits). Every day it’s in my face: Why am I perpetually "stressed"(good or bad)? How have I let my anxiety, pessimism, (fill-in-the-blank) into my headspace? How have I not acknowledged His handiwork in the mundane? Why is this great blessing b...
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