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Isn’t it strange how
someone’s voice can provoke all kinds of feelings within us? From the moment they start talking, their
voice can give us strength, courage, hope, and the comfort of knowing that we
are dearly loved. Then, there are those
voices that sometimes make us cringe, but let’s not discuss that now.
I’ve heard many stories
about loved ones who have died. The
family members that they’ve left behind have never erased an answering machine
message or a voice mail left by the departed loved one. Voice.
It’s an amazingly powerful thing really.
I’m all about texting
these days, believe me. It’s been a great
thing, but there is something magical about a real, live voice on the other end
of that phone line. It’s difficult to
truly “hear” what someone is saying through a text, isn’t it?
“While walking in the
park one day, I was taking in the beautiful lake, blooming flowers, and just
enjoying the oversized path where people could walk, jog, run their dogs, or
ride their bikes.”
“As I was coming down a hill, I saw an older woman coming toward me, pushing a stroller with two toddlers in it. ‘We’re coming to a hill,’ the presumable grandmother said to the children, ‘so you’ll have to help me — are you ready?’”
“I wondered how those little toddlers would be of any assistance, but as I passed them, I heard them earnestly repeating: ‘I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...’”
“As I was coming down a hill, I saw an older woman coming toward me, pushing a stroller with two toddlers in it. ‘We’re coming to a hill,’ the presumable grandmother said to the children, ‘so you’ll have to help me — are you ready?’”
“I wondered how those little toddlers would be of any assistance, but as I passed them, I heard them earnestly repeating: ‘I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...’”
The voice of
encouragement. We all need it sometime.
The voices of my
children bring me much joy on a daily basis.
The other day, their voices brought me a big chuckle as well. My girls had been chasing each other all over
the house. They would run and hide and
then scare each other with a loud, “Boo!”
This went on for what seemed like forever. I was preparing supper and finally asked them
to stop. It was getting to be a bit
much. I hollered, “That’s it! No more chasing and scaring each other!”
They stopped for all of
five seconds and then continued. The
noise escalated. Then, my 6-year-old ran
into the kitchen with her 9-year-old sister chasing after her. My youngest daughter exclaimed, “MOM!!! MOM!!!
I thought you said no more boo’s!”
Of course, it sounded like “booze” and they just could not figure out
why I was laughing so hard. Good times
in the Kallus household.
The voice of
laughter. We all need it sometime.
My cousin recently gave
it her best shot at getting on the show, “The Voice.” After hours and hours of waiting in a Houston
line and 5,000 singers later, she unfortunately didn’t make the cut. However, what impressed me the most was that
she said the experience only made her want to try all the more to get better
and better and give it another go next year.
The voice of determination. We all need it sometime.
It’s hard to believe,
but Lent is here already! Many of us will give up something or do
something extra during this season before Easter. If we listen closely to the voice inside of
us (aka the Holy Spirit), we will be
able to hear what special thing that God is calling us to do this Lent. Let’s take some time to reflect upon the many
ways that we can make this a memorable and fruitful Lenten season for ourselves
and others.
The voice of
inspiration. We all need it sometime.
I’m kinda giddy about
this, so I wanted to share with you that I just celebrated the fact that I have
written 200 blog posts. Yes! This one you are reading right now is Sips #
201 and I couldn’t be more excited! It’s
hard to believe that I’ve written about 200,000 words on my blog thus far. I couldn’t imagine writing that many words at
once, but week by week, by golly...I’ve done it!
The voice of
endurance. We all need it sometime.
I know I’ve talked
about my upcoming children’s book on many occasions now, but I just received
the illustrations and they are simply beautiful! I am one step closer, peeps. I don’t have a guesstimate on the date of
publication yet, but I am practicing patience in the meantime.
The voice of “oh-my-gosh-I-cannot-believe-that-I’ll-be-a-published-author-soon.” Woo-hoo!
I LOVE the sound of that voice!
This week, let’s listen
to each other’s voice. Let’s listen to our
own…the gentle voice nudging us within.
God can certainly speak loudly, but sometimes He’s found in a whisper,
so we have to listen closely.
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