blessing – BeanSpired Editions

A planner lies open on a granite countertop. The month shown is February 2023.

God, Tough Times

When God’s Timing Seems Terrible

January 27, 2023 Megan Bean

In the face of loss, where and how can we find the providence of a loving, sovereign God?

The green heart-shaped leaves of an Eastern Redbud tree fill most of the photo. The closest are mere inches from the camera. Some leaves are in sunlight, others in full or partial shade. A few bits of blue sky show though the canopy of leaves. The leafy branches cast shadows on the grass below.

God

A Love That’s Easily Pleased

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Megan Bean

When we truly, deeply love someone, we’re easily pleased with their gifts. They could give us a rock and we’d treasure it—because it’s from them. If their heart’s in it, our heart responds. I wondered: How pleased am I with what God gives me? What does that say about our relationship? And how does He respond to what I offer Him?

The fallen, pale pink blossoms of a Japanese Flowering Cherry tree litter the sun-dappled ground under the tree.

God, Holidays & Seasons, Tough Times

When Good Things End

April 28, 2022June 2, 2022 Megan Bean

Trusting God’s purposes is hard enough when bad things invade our lives. But what about when good things leave? When instead of facing an enemy, we face simply...emptiness?

Disability & Rare Disease, Tough Times

Not Even Rare Disease

February 28, 2020June 1, 2022 Megan Bean

We don’t know just how long and wide and high and deep God’s love for us is until we’ve seen it go with us through suffering – and then conquer pain and death.

Disability & Rare Disease, God

When Faith Meets Rare Disease Advocacy

February 28, 2019June 2, 2022 Megan Bean

How does a focus on spiritual health and belief in the Resurrection fit with rare disease advocacy?

Holidays & Seasons, Relationships

The Power of Gratitude

November 18, 2017June 1, 2022 Megan Bean

Why do we need thanksgiving to be not just an annual observance, but an everyday posture toward God and each other?

Life, Relationships, Writing

Using Our Gifts

July 18, 2015June 2, 2022 Megan Bean

God has given each of us gifts to enjoy and to use in serving others. We should explore our gifts and seek opportunities to share God’s grace through them.