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When All Else Fails-Laugh!
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 There is an old saying about laughter being one of the best forms of medicine. I spent much of my time last week learning just how powerful a tool laughter can be in one’s life. It puts a group…
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Doing it All for Him
“So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” …
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My Brother’s Keeper
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your doing, this is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 “Mommy, I’m not going to college.” This is what my then 5 year old daughter says to me out of the blue one night while brushing her hair. “Hayley, sure you…
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Comfort in the Tug of War
But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. Psalm 18:6 Sometimes, we just have one of those days. One of those days when our emotions just take us over. Days…
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Clothed in Him
I admit it. I am a woman who has an obsession with clothes. I have a closet full of clothing, and I like to look fashionable and “cute.” However, my outside appearance, my put-together attire, doesn’t often match what I feel on the inside. Yet, I still worry about what I look like, and how…
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Praying for Our Monsters
“If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Matthew 21:22 “Please God. Make the monsters go away, and help me stay asleep tonight.” This is the prayer I help my youngest child recite as I tuck him into bed. Our small, quirky child often has trouble sleeping, and as well meaning,…
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Some Things You Don’t Learn in Kindergarten
“Commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on…
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Bathroom Floor Brokenness
“Come to me all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28 Another day is drawing to a close, with another headache that has been poking at the back of my head all day, and poking holes in any patience I may have left. My youngest…
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Encouragement in a Lunch Box
Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Lunch box notes. It has never been something I ever really thought much of-leaving notes in my childrens’ lunches to brighten their day while at school. Truthfully, I consider packing…
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When a Little Grace Will Do
“Each time he said, “My grace is all you need.” 2 Corinthians 12:7 I love to watch my children sleep. It is at this moment I find them to be at the most peace, the most precious. Most of us can remember the tenderness we felt when we watched our children sleep. It becomes one…
Grace N Grounds 