{"id":7076720,"date":"2026-10-05T09:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7076720"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:41:17","slug":"the-practice-of-looking-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7076720","title":{"rendered":"The Practice of Looking Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-51709\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- .et_post_meta_wrapper --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<nav class=\"dtb-single-post-nav\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"single-nav-prev\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/janellrardon.com\/2026\/01\/unlearning-false-agendas\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"dtb-button\"><i class=\"arrow\">\u2039<\/i> Previous<\/span> <\/p>\n<h5>Unlearning False Agendas<\/h5>\n<p><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"single-nav-next\"><a href=\"https:\/\/janellrardon.com\/2026\/02\/finding-hope-in-uncertainty\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"dtb-button\">Next <i class=\"arrow\">\u203a<\/i><\/span> <\/p>\n<h5>Finding Hope in Uncertainty<\/h5>\n<p><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Are you in the practice of looking up?<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please Support the Show<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your generous support helps the show reach the ends of the earth! It\u2019s so easy, you can donate right here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2202676\/support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THANK YOU IN ADVANCE<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/janellrardon.com\/heartliftersjourneytheheartliftpractice\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/janellrardon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Birding.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51710 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janellrardon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Birding.png 940w, https:\/\/janellrardon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Birding-480x402.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 940px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/looking-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Looking Up! A Birder\u2019s Guide to Hope Through Grief<\/a><\/em>, by pastor and author Courtney Ellis, shares how her grandfather\u2019s unexpected death became an invitation to look up in hope rather than down in despair. She has become a passionate birder and now invites us to open our eyes to the goodness of God in both the natural world and our own lives. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Looking Up! <\/em>is a meditation on birding as a practice of hope. By \u201clooking up to the birds,\u201d Courtney found the beauty and wonder of these creatures calling her out of darkness into the light and hope of God\u2019s promises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Share Your Thoughts &amp; Comments<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts after you\u2019ve listened<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is your turn to share.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow me on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/janellrardon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@janellrardon<\/a>, and comment on my posts related to our conversation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m sharing my heart over on Substack:<a href=\"https:\/\/heartliftcentral.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> heartliftcentral.substack.com. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t <!-- .et_post_meta_wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2039 Previous Unlearning False Agendas Next \u203a Finding Hope in Uncertainty Q: Are you in the practice of looking up? 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