HeyJaredDara's Diary
A writing mama with three heartbeats, navigating this thing called life. Faith, life lessons and motherhood.
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Lord Give Me A Soft Heart (opens the original)
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Dear Lovelies,When was the last time you truly forgave someone? Not just acted like you no longer care about a situation while still holding on to the anger, but truly let God perform open heart surgery on you. I have heard people say, that it is difficult to forgive but it is much worse not to. The reason feels difficult to forgive, is because it requires a death to self that most of us do not want to undergo. It forces us to confront our ugliness in the mirror and take inventory of the pain we
Faith Takes Courage (opens the original)
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Dear Lovelies,There is sometimes a misconception that faith is a display of cowardice. The belief or hope that something can change for the better in spite of a dire situation, sounds ludicrous. At least to those who pride themselves on operating based on tangibility. There is also a notion that faith is passive because it may involve a certain amount waiting, or seem to those on the outside as an act of defeatism, when it may be the most active and intentional choice we can make.“Faith shows th
God Is ALWAYS Working (opens the original)
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Dear Lovelies,It has been a month since I last wrote to you and it has pained me for two reasons: I had an elaborate blueprint for Dara’s Diary - Volume II. One of the keys of this, was regaining a consistent routine, of which I have been unable to due to unforeseen circumstances (that are still ongoing, so bare with me). The other reason is that in these last few weeks, I have craved the cathartic release writing draws to me. In the midst of the chaos, inspiration has been seeping through my cr
I Used To Be A Flamingo (opens the original)
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Dara's Diary BlogCast | Season II Episode I | I Used To Be A Flamingo Bible Verses Included: “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”” Mark 2:22 ESV “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:19 ESV Get full access to Dara's Diary at grachael
I Used To Be A Flamingo (opens the original)
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Dear Lovelies,I learnt something last year, that flamingos often easily identifiable by their vibrant pink hue, tend to lose that bright shade during the beginning of parenthood. Their colour, which is as a result of their diet, fades to white due to the demanding nature of feeding their chicks. A couple of months after their chicks are weaned, their pink colour returns. Now I am no David Attenborough, so feel free to research for a much more detailed explanation but the focal point is that pare
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