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6 days ago
2 min

Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. This is the end of our Thank...

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Wendy Elzinga

Nov 13
3 min

Your debts have been cancelled

Matthew 18-27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. If you have ever experienced being in debt, you ar...

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Wendy Elzinga

Oct 19
3 min

Who holds your hand?

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 I am currently w...

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Wendy Elzinga

Oct 9
2 min

I know where my help comes from

I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. indeed, he who...

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Wendy Elzinga

Oct 2
2 min

Just Breathe

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4 One of the first and easiest skills I teach my clie...

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Wendy Elzinga

Sep 25
3 min

Your journey is waiting for you

People often ask why this website is named Metanoia Today. I thought I would take this opportunity to talk about why I felt that this na...

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Wendy Elzinga

Aug 28
2 min

Beauty speaks louder than chaos

In these tumultuous times, I want to stay informed about what’s going on in the world without being flooded with anxiety provoking news. ...

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Wendy Elzinga

Aug 24
3 min

Hold on to both Justice and Mercy

Years ago I adopted Micah 6:8 as my life verse. He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do ju...

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A few marriage rules-When you are right, when you are wrong, and when no one is right or wrong

Wendy Elzinga

Aug 14
4 min

A few marriage rules-When you are right, when you are wrong, and when no one is right or wrong

As a therapist, I often have the privilege of working with couples and conflict resolution skills are a top issue for the majority of co...

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Wendy Elzinga

Aug 7
2 min

Hope fuels progress

In my clinical practice, during the first session I meet with a client, as I am discovering what brings this individual or couple to ther...

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Wendy Elzinga

Aug 2
2 min

Self Respect and sense of purpose

If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But...

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Did you know that smiling can boost your immune system?

Wendy Elzinga

Jul 17
2 min

Did you know that smiling can boost your immune system?

Yep, it's true, laughter and smiling can actually reduce the stressors that negatively impact your immune system a study by WebMD says. S...

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Wendy Elzinga

Jul 12
2 min

The challenge of endurance

When you take up the challenge of Metanoia, the challenge of transformation, you are commiting to a struggle, a struggle that will involv...

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Wendy Elzinga

Jul 12
2 min

People

Today's 5 minute Friday prompt is PEOPLE and I love this because...Wow, what a broad subject to try to write about in 5 minutes! I have m...

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Wendy Elzinga

Jun 19
3 min

To Know your God is to Know your worth

“What is the price of five sparrows? A couple of pennies? Not much more than that. Yet God does not forget a single one of them. And he ...

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Wendy Elzinga

Jun 16
3 min

stay with the pain

A couple of weeks ago the Five minute Friday community wrote on the prompt "stay" I was at the time "staying off" social media as a signa...

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Wendy Elzinga

May 29
2 min

What we've been born with

Babies, they are all fresh and new and are scented with the brand new baby smell of possibility. A blank slate, ready to write whatever ...

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Wendy Elzinga

May 8
2 min

Freedom in Refraining

Refrain- To stop oneself from doing something. It's ironic but there is actually more freedom in refraining from doing something than in ...

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Wendy Elzinga

May 4
2 min

Give Him your eyes

As a therapist, I sometimes work with parents who have children with Ad/hd. And one of the tools I will teach them in order to help them ...

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Wendy Elzinga

May 1
2 min

The Art of Distraction

Join a community of writers who write for 5 minutes each Friday based on a one word prompt Distraction gets such a negative conotation do...

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