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Why I Am Struggling with That Bunny
“So, tell me the one reason we celebrate Easter.” This is the question that I asked my class during the service at church on a recent Sunday morning. As the eager hands began to raise, I couldn’t help but wonder what answers were going to spill out of their mouths. “To have Easter egg hunts!”…
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When Joy Seems Hard to Find
The grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. -Dr. Suess, How the Grinch Stole Chistmas Usually Christmas brings me much joy each year. By the end of November, I have my tree up, my shopping is done, the gifts are wrapped, and I am ready for Christmas…
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Let’s Be Honest…I Walk Through the Desert, Too
Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. Ephesians 4:25 Transparency. It is something I have come to appreciate. The art of showing emotion, letting others in on what is going on in life. Not hiding behind a smile. Not painting on a happy face. Not denying…
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A Costume Like No Other
Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Ephesians 6:13 Halloween has become just another “interesting” event in our home. While our…
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My Brother’s Keeper
Originally posted on Grace 'n Grounds: 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…
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Be Joyful in Hope… Patient in Affliction… Faithful in Prayer
Originally posted on The Flame Within : This morning, I would like to share with you a message God has been diligently teaching me. Life has thrown me some pretty rough curve balls over the past 8 weeks, actually over the past year. I am nearing the end of earning my Master’s in Professional Counseling,…
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Thanking God for $6 Promise
As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning, and noon I cry out in distress and he hears my voice. Psalm 55:16-17 There have been an abundance of pleadings with God here since school has started. These have ranged from “God, please give us the strength to endure these…
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An Audience of One
As a young student I loved to write. I couldn’t wait to get to English class, and place my entry in my daily journal. I used to even dream of being discovered posthumously like Emily Dickinson. But, lately, I have been struggling with whether or not to keep writing. Partly due to sheer exhaustion. Partly…
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Press On Through the Ride
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 Roller coasters. I used to love them. The loopier and faster the better. There was nothing more exciting than the ride all night bracelets at the local carnival. Riding every spinning, dropping, and swinging contraption until the rides were shut…
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A “Real” Love Story
I’m a sucker for a sappy love story. Like the kind that brings a person to tears. The heartbreaking, chaotic, consuming kind of love that is portrayed on the big screen, or in the pages of a bestseller. The kind I spent most of my vacation reading. As my husband sat next to me, letting…
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