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I Stand Amazed

06/28/201506/20/2019 by Rebecca Archer Rhodes, posted in Kindness Matters, Missions

I confess I am not always the sharpest bulb in the shark tank (a phrase used often in our household and coined by our daughter Hannah). Sometimes it takes an act of God to get my attention. My close friends and family know that I have longed to go back to Burkina Faso, West Africa … Continue reading I Stand Amazed

Fear. I am ashamed to say that we are old familiar friends. I wrap myself up in it like a warm blanket. Not that it brings me comfort, because nothing could be further from the truth. I loathe indecision, but if I don’t make a decision, I won’t make the wrong decision. If I don’t put myself out there, I won’t be embarrassed or disliked or frowned upon. I’m not exactly sure when I became afraid to take risks. Fear crept stealthily into my life like kudzu in Georgia. Its growth remains unnoticed until you can’t find your car, or the person you always wanted to be. So this is me, attempting to fear less.

REBECCA ARCHER RHODES

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I Stand Amazed