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The Knitter's Care
The other day I was leaving a client meeting when she and I started some small talk about life and our kids' schools and I mentioned that...
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May 2, 20214 min read


Mission Impossible
“One song can change a moment, one idea can change a world, one step can start a journey, but a PRAYER can change the impossible.” -...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Apr 25, 20215 min read


Laughter's Lift
"Thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter will come out of them..." (Jeramiah 30:19) Recently I was driving down the road, getting upset...
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Apr 18, 20213 min read


The Potter's Song
"But now, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. All of us are the work of your hand." (Isaiah 64:8 CEB) Back...
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Apr 11, 20213 min read


Joy in the Mourning
The day after the cross was excruciating for Jesus' beloved disciples. Christ was just brutally killed and entombed. The One they had...
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Apr 4, 20213 min read


Grave Clothes to Glory
We have just stepped through the door of Holy Week where we meditate on the cross and resurrection. Where would we be without them? Ever...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Mar 28, 20213 min read


Olive Branch
I accidentally stung a good friend this week with my words. I had leapt before looking, misread her and ignored her guardrails, jumping...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Mar 21, 20212 min read


Welcome to the Sisterhood
“The power of women gathering is immeasurable.” - Author Unknown This quote caught my eye today. In the past few years and lately,...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Mar 14, 20213 min read


The Awakening
We four took a road trip in our old 1980’s RV this weekend to visit family in Grant’s Pass. It was a five-hour long drive down I-5 to...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Mar 7, 20214 min read


A Friendship for the Ages
I had the deep pleasure of taking out my best friend Justine to dinner to celebrate her birthday last week. We sat outside, tucked into a...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Feb 28, 20213 min read


A New Thing
A few days ago, in the middle of a silver, frozen morning, I looked out our frost-kissed dining room window and saw our fifteen-foot high...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Feb 21, 20212 min read


My Funny Valentine
"I have loved you with an everlasting love..." (Jeremiah 31:3) Growing up, I was the only girl out of six kids - yes, totally...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Feb 14, 20214 min read


Womb of Grace
The thing I am missing the most during the pandemic is not being able to be in ministry in the presence of other women in person. I long...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Feb 7, 20214 min read


Today's Gift
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” – Mother Teresa The sun has risen, a new day is here....
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Jan 31, 20213 min read


Finish Line
My longtime family friend and another mama to me, just said something I will remember forever. She is currently awaiting news to find out...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Jan 24, 20213 min read


Sweet Dreams
“I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.” -Martin Luther King Jr....
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Jan 17, 20214 min read


The Sinking
A few years back, my husband and I were in Mexico on a long drive along the sun-drenched Pacific ocean with a local buddy of ours that...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Jan 10, 20214 min read


Intermission
2021 has arrived - a new year - feels sort of like getting out of prison eh? Free at last! This is something we as a global family have...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Jan 3, 20214 min read


Letting Go, Holding On
I am sitting here on the night of December 26th still listening to Christmas music; not yet ready to let go, clinging to the light of the...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Dec 27, 20203 min read


Cup of Everlasting Joy
In these last days before Christmas and I feel drawn to talk about the missing elephant in the room - what seems to be absent right now...
SylviaV2020 Vasquez
Dec 20, 20206 min read
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