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Spiritual growth Archives - Linda Condolora https://blog.lindacondolora.com/tag/spiritual-growth/ the joy of inspired living... Sun, 25 Jun 2023 02:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Transformation of a Fixer-Upper https://blog.lindacondolora.com/transformation-of-a-fixer-upper/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/transformation-of-a-fixer-upper/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:49:40 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=1069 My son and daughter-in-law recently purchased their first home. It’s a bit of a fixer-upper, but full of potential. They are approaching the transforming work with eagerness and excitement, putting in the hard work to make their vision for their home a reality. Along the way, they are learning and experiencing new things, ie. air […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/transformation-of-a-fixer-upper/feed/ 0 Practice Makes Better https://blog.lindacondolora.com/practice-makes-better/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/practice-makes-better/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2022 19:33:16 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=1050 “I can’t do it, Grandma! No matter how much I practice I can’t get it right. I keep playing the wrong notes.” Both of my grandchildren have said this to me at various times while struggling to learn a new piano piece. At times, they want to give up. To help them, I teach them […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/practice-makes-better/feed/ 6 Who Do You Look Like? https://blog.lindacondolora.com/who-do-you-look-like/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/who-do-you-look-like/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:58:06 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=1005 Who do you like? It’s a question often heard when looking at a newborn. The question most often refers to physical resemblance, as in “Who does she look like?” There are usually differing opinions as to whether the child looks more like the mother or father. This question applies to us as well. As Christians, […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/who-do-you-look-like/feed/ 3 Hope Breaks Through https://blog.lindacondolora.com/hope-breaks-through/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/hope-breaks-through/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:28:01 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=939 It was a grey day, typical for Upstate New York in January. The lack of sunshine and the winter wind was fitting for the mood I found myself in. Feelings of loneliness and isolation had been creeping in for quite a while. As I walked, I let myself dwell on all that I was missing […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/hope-breaks-through/feed/ 8 Resolute Growth https://blog.lindacondolora.com/its-a-new-year-and-time-fort-resolutions/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/its-a-new-year-and-time-fort-resolutions/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:27:03 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=897 It’s a new year and that means, like most of you, I’ve been thinking about resolutions. I have a record of failure at past resolutions causing me to hesitate to make any this year. Resolutions usually fall by the wayside after only a few weeks. Yet, with a new year facing me, I can’t help […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/its-a-new-year-and-time-fort-resolutions/feed/ 2 How to Open a Gift On Christmas and All Year Round https://blog.lindacondolora.com/how-to-open-a-gift/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/how-to-open-a-gift/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2019 21:08:26 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=888 Have you ever thought about how to open a gift? With Christmas only two days away, I’ve been thinking about Christmases past. One Christmas memory, in particular, stands out in my mind. It was many Christmases ago — when my son was three years old. I learned a few things about gifts that year. It […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/how-to-open-a-gift/feed/ 0 Prepared to Answer https://blog.lindacondolora.com/prepared-to-answer-2/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/prepared-to-answer-2/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:08:28 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=730 My grandson, James, is growing up much too quickly for my liking. It seems like just yesterday I was holding him in my arms for the very first time, now he’s getting ready to enter kindergarten. He may be ready, but I’m not. People say it all the time, but I really don’t know where […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/prepared-to-answer-2/feed/ 4 Reflection or Distortion? https://blog.lindacondolora.com/reflection-or-distortion/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/reflection-or-distortion/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2015 20:16:54 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=101 We are in the middle of an election cycle, so let the war of words begin. Years ago, it would be a “war of ideas” being waged between candidates, but in today’s political climate, it’s all about words. You know the drill, television ads with quotes from one of the candidates splashed on the screen, […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/discovering-the-real-me/feed/ 0 Revealing the Subject https://blog.lindacondolora.com/revealing-the-subject/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/revealing-the-subject/#respond Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:58:28 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=40 With the new year comes my traditional cleaning and organizing period. I’ve been busily shredding old papers, cleaning closets, and catching up on things I’ve put off. The last couple of weeks have been dedicated to cleaning out my son’s old bedroom and transforming it into a craft room. Finally! A place to have all […]

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