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31 May

Now You See It. Now You Don’t.

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A Season of Waiting
Countless TV commercials feature a glamorous person parading down a red carpet. But one ad campaign allowed an unforeseen ripple in the rug to steal the spotlight. Among the paparazzi and adoring fans, the celebrated person looks shocked as they trip and tumble into a face plant. It’s no longer a pretty...
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24 May

When Pain Is A Purposeful Teacher

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Escalators are a handy invention. The motorized staircase moves its riders up or down a level with ease.  At 3, I was drawn to the movement while playing with a friend in a department store. Our mothers chatted a few feet away from our game of Follow the Leader. My friend...
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17 May

The Power of Journaling

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This week, I’m honored to feature the author of the Psalm 119 Prayer Journal, Dr. Barbara L. Peacock. Her passion for prayer and spiritual direction led to her publish a journal where others could experience the power of these disciplines in their lives. I’m inspired as she shares her own journey...
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03 May

When Discipline Takes A Holiday

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If you’re a movie buff, you may be familiar with the movie Meet Joe Black (1998, starring Brad Pitt). It is a remake of the movie Death Takes A Holiday (1934, starring Frederic March). In both films, Death in human form takes a 3-day hiatus. Fascinated by humanity’s love of life, Death doesn’t anticipate...
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26 Apr

3 Ways to Fight for Your Happy Place

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It’s not how much we have but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. – Charles Spurgeon If happiness is a state of mind; we have to choose to live there. According to Webster, happy is being pleased or glad about a particular situation or event. I’m happy when I...
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19 Apr

Do Mistakes Ever Work?

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Do mistakes ever work?  I sure hope so.  I’ve made plenty.  Like the time I put on navy hose with a black dress.  Or when I put too many red pepper flakes in a dish. My friends thought my off-colored hose made a fashion statement. My spicy dish drummed up...
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12 Apr

Living The RISEN Life

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What are you rising to meet in life?  Is there a new challenge, a new opportunity or a new perspective? Perhaps you’re not feeling like rising much at all.  Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several others faced this question. Very early, on the third day after...
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05 Apr

Finding Faithful In The Details

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I started this Lenten focus on faithfulness on Ash Wednesday.  I was overwhelmed with details about many things.  It was a sure sign I had an under-appreciation for the faithfulness of God.  So like any writer worth their next key stroke, I sought to explore what I had sorely missed. I...
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