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Along for the Climb
Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams, and on smooth paths where they will not stumble. Jeremiah 31:9 In recent years I have become to enjoy the challenge of a good hike. It has become an aspiration among friends to…
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One Word: Surrender
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. Isaiah 43:18-19 Oh, the promise of the New Year. A chance to make changes. Try something new. Correct all that was wrong with the past year. Time to make a list of new goals, most of which will be…
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That Brick Wall Was Meant to Be Climbed
I am sure you have had one of those periods in life. When you are skating along and everything seems to be going great. You feel confident in the direction in which the Lord has you moving. Then-BAM! WHACK! You slam right into the makings of a brick wall. Or two. A wall of defeat,…
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Just a Bad Moment
In my home we have something I often refer to as the “witching hour.” It is the not so glorious hours between the end of the school day and dinner preparation. It consists of homework battles, grunts of hunger, bad attitudes, and meltdowns. The battle begins with a weary, emotional mom, and the attitude of…
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Binding the Missing Pieces
He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 It creeps up out of no where. Your day begins just like any other, You get up. You get dressed. Go about your normal routine. But, then something feels off. Different. Out of place. Out of sync. Your normal routine feels off balance. And, deep…
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Me-I Am Just Like You
Originally posted on Grace 'n Grounds: “Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.” Ephesians 4:25 Truth. Transparency. Honesty. They are all one and the same. What would happen if we were all a bit more transparent? I don’t mean say whatever you feel, no matter who…
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His Kind of Rest
“My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 For weeks now I have been yearning for some type of rest. For time to just be still and be with God. In His presence. Life has been busy, and at times it has been hard to snag a few minutes…
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He Is There…Do You Believe It?
“I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” This is the message that was posted on the projects that our children worked on this weekend during VBS, and it’s the verse from Matthew 28:20 that was the focus of two short nights. As God prepared my heart each nightly service, I…
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Be Yourself
Originally posted on God, Sports, & ProWrestling: Being ourselves around other people is a very difficult thing to do. We feel we need to do things that wouldn’t offend anyone else, especially when in public. Sometimes we make it a necessity to be a “people-pleaser”. “I did some research,” as Clay says, and looked up…
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Don’t Dismiss Our Struggles
This post will be a little different then those prior to it. While I have spoken on several occasions how autism has affected our family, and written about our many struggles and triumphs, I have not always shared how the misunderstandings of others can often make us feel. We have had many a success. Many…
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Encouragement Grounded in His Truth
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