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Seasons Change

Posted by Marie Fang on May 02, 2017

  Usually when I write a post for Estuaries, I have a story in mind, complete with a beginning, middle, and end. Sometimes there’s even a nice bow wrapped around it.  Today is not one of those days. In the emotional sense, you caught me on a bad hair day. But if I’m...

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Tags: garden, hope, new life, seasons, spring, winter, withering

Born in the Barren (Visual Art)

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Posted by Denise Tsang on Oct 04, 2016

  By Denise Tsang, ink pen and color pencil This image from the Lord has carried me through the last several months. It's a reminder that, in seasons that feel dry and fruitless, there are roots that grow deep and are sometimes unseen by others. As we enter fall, a season representing...

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Tags: desert, doubt, fruitless, god's grace, roots, seasons, winter

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
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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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