Tresta Payne

I write to remind us all to keep things simple, get perspective, and balance our hurry-up world with the slow-down rest that Jesus offers.

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Make Up Your Mind: A newsletter for those who want to read, think, and listen better - https://t.co/ZggUHDqUpk

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“Asking questions about our faith *is* an act of faith.” @lorewilbert https://t.co/DeaxQQ9g2a

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“The Bible is a permission slip for our questions.” @lorewilbert https://t.co/DeaxQQ9g2a

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April 1 // 2022 https://t.co/i1Lp3mbDKh

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Feeding a son https://t.co/8abKsk2r4e

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What you see https://t.co/zQwnap5obi

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@Hillsideviews @kjramseywrites ((Thank you, friends))

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Tobacco Candle https://t.co/tLrtkvBfy0

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God Walk—a book review at The Cultivating Project https://t.co/uKLDQfTk2I

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Making Trades https://t.co/YZNKwnQ5Oa

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Morning in Summer https://t.co/y4WZDpxHDw

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Overheard at the Salon https://t.co/MFW0TXS8b3

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Bring the Clippers https://t.co/t9LwdM2xLI

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@KSPrior This is my husband. At church. He literally has people line up after service to ask him questions and favors about building projects.

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“The structure of perceiving beauty appears to have a two-part scaffolding: first, one’s attention is involuntarily given to the beautiful person or thing; then, this quality of heightened attention is voluntarily… https://t.co/KSDfbofDGG

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I just read her a very deep line from this book that is extremely existential and she is deeply contemplating her response...stay tuned. https://t.co/mpwjSLrQGH

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Promises.
#peonywatch https://t.co/6HzMdVSreI

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Doubling-Down on Goodness ||

It’s almost May and I think spring has really doubled-down on everything. There are more buds on my peonies than ever; the grass seems thicker; there are so many birds at the feeder… https://t.co/ovS9etFsAY

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Washing windows on a Saturday (a lesson in parenthetical expressions):

“The notion that my windows need washing always comes on a warm, sunny day in April (just checked: it is April), when the earth has tilted or… https://t.co/nkph8TDmeR

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I’m all for minimalism. I like white space and comfortable cleanliness. I’ve been known to throw away important things because they sat on the counter too long 😬 and I tend to “under-decorate”.
But… https://t.co/8sfd5dMb0d

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I will look back on this time someday and evaluate how I did. I’ll look through my journals and photos, read old blog posts, and look at my calendar from spring 2020 and feel a bit of nostalgia, oddly. It’s a… https://t.co/yjtw30923c