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30 Jun

Lessons from the Leaves

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Joy to The Soul Summer
Welcome to the "Joy to the Soul Summer" series! For the next four weeks, I'll share reflections on the season and scriptural inspirations to encourage your faith. Meet me here for a new post each Wednesday. Share this series with a friend and encourage their faith too! “Now learn a lesson...
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03 Jun

A Fresh Wind Blows through Friendship

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All Things New,  Relationships
If a friend supports us through tough times, it’s a gift. I’ve had my share of both — good friends and tough times. And yet, ironically, the storms of life allow a fresh wind to blow through a friendship. It reminds us we’re not alone. It rushes in on the...
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19 May

When The Best of Bonds Battle

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Relationships
“Wanna hear the MOST BEAUTIFUL, complicated, perfectly imperfect word I know? FAMILY.” — Oprah Winfrey, cover of the March 2019 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine As the youngest of four children, I’ve been blessed with beautiful. My sisters, Gail and Jackie, and my brother, Michael are an encouraging, generous,...
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12 May

When We Long to Let Things Go

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Relationships
As soon as we find out about a clothing drive, I see a glint in my husband’s eye. Brady is a sorter. But I’m sentimental. It’s not that I don’t want to give to someone in need. God’s love compels me to do that. But as I look through my...
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14 Apr

I just want to control one thing…

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Uncategorized
The most important button on any electrical device is the “on” switch. Just try operating anything without it. But the control panel is where the action is. Everything from volume to special features is just a tap, click or turn of a knob away. It’s one thing if we’re talking...
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31 Mar

Living in Undeniable Grace

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Affirmation,  Uncategorized
The life of Peter intrigues me. The fisherman’s journey to becoming a faithful Christ follower took a series of unexpected turns. From his first encounter with Jesus, life took on new meaning. After Peter fished for years, Jesus told him He’d make him a fisher of people. (Matthew 4:18-20) Peter...
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04 Mar

I used to have a plan…

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“I USED TO HAVE A PLAN…but life had other ideas.” It’s the title of a book that grabbed my attention in the bookstore this past weekend. Alessandra Olanow is the illustrator and author. The pages contain her drawings of weary souls or insightful sojourners, with captions of encouragement mixed with...
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