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The Pain and Freedom of Letting Go

Posted by Marie Fang on Nov 22, 2018

  Over the last few years, I’ve been through quite a journey. In prior Estuaries posts I’ve referenced how I’d burned out big time and gone through the hardest season in my adulthood thus far. But I never divulged the details of what happened. Kind of evasive...

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Tags: childhood, family, freedom, letting go, pain, release

I Love Drive-thrus. I Hate Drive-thrus.

Posted by Mary Chong Carrera on Oct 15, 2018

  I am a big fan of drive-thrus. They are easy to access and have a good selection of fast food. Sure, I wish there were healthier or more diverse drive-thru options like good sushi or an authentic taqueria, but I do love that dollar menu at McDonald’s. And when a new...

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Tags: anger, drive-thru, intention, letting go, parenting, school pick-up

Peace Like a River

Posted by Kuimeuy Wang on Aug 29, 2017

  As summer winds down and fall sets in, the harried life of a new school year stirs stress in our family. I imagine it does in many other families too. New milestones are being reached: first year in high school for one child and first year in middle school for another. New routes to and...

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Tags: children, faith, independence, letting go, parenting, peace, school year, students

Stepping Aside and Trusting God

Posted by Kuimeuy Wang on Feb 28, 2017

  I recently reviewed my new year’s resolutions for 2017. I had four things I wanted to trust God with this year: my daughter entering high school (will she cave under all the pressure to perform?); my son transitioning to middle school (will he finally write more in his agenda book...

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Tags: adolescence, anxiety, faith, high school, letting go, motherhood, trust, parenting

Ack, I’m the Mother of an (Almost) Middle Schooler!

Posted by Michelle Manley on Apr 05, 2016

  In a little less than three months, my firstborn will put elementary school in his rearview mirror and look ahead to the wild and widening world of middle school. Yikes! And so, I become another in a long string of parents who waited endlessly each day for the bedtime that seemed...

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Tags: ecclesiastes, growing up, letting go, motherhood, parenthood, rhythm, seasons

Practicing Waiting

Posted by on Dec 20, 2014

  I was helping in Kids Community a couple weeks ago when the leader asked, “Does anyone know what Advent means?”  A fourth-grader replied, “It means 'waiting.'” Traditionally, the church defines Advent as “coming,” but the word waiting stuck...

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Tags: waiting, advent, patience, gratitude, letting go, slowing down

Learning to Let Go

Posted by on Mar 25, 2014

  A few weeks ago, I took my son to the DMV for his driver’s license test. When I got out of the car and exchanged places with his examiner, a profound sense of anxiety swept over me like a wave. For a moment, I was transported to an earlier phase of life. It felt eerily like...

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Tags: faith, letting go, control, diligence, good shepherd, anxiety
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Estuary: a body of water with one or more streams flowing into it and a connection to the open sea

Estuaries is a public space for individuals who call The River their home to express and reflect on their own personal stories of God in their lives. We recognize that we are each a work in progress, and that our spiritual journeys are as unique and diverse and that through sharing our stories, we hope to recognize, celebrate, reflect on, and lament the joys and struggles of following Jesus.

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