One of the most enlightening and freeing times in my personal spiritual journey was when I began discovering the gift of God’s grace. I knew that God had…
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Oftentimes when we are experiencing painful affliction it can seem as though we are sinking deeper and deeper into the muck and mire…
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I don’t know about you but this has been a constant struggle on my journey. What is that struggle? That struggle has been a constant repeat…
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During my season of brokenness, I can’t tell you the number of times that I begged for God to remove my weakness. I remember crying out in my prayers to…
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Each time I have hit bottom – I am left feeling broken and weak. What is even more painful for me is that I have no one to blame but myself for my present…
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The topic of conversation was laughter, but you never would have guessed it from our friend Don’s expression. A successful businessman…
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In her book, A Joy I’d Never Known, Jan Dravecky shares “...valuable lessons I could not have learned by staying on the high road where the sun shines.” I’m grateful Jan joins us for a second week…
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One precious treasure I uncovered was learning not to expect perfection in relationships. No matter how much we long and strive for perfection…
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We don’t normally expect to find treasures in the darkness of adversity or riches in the valley of suffering but God gives us rich rewards…
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It is not good for anyone to do life alone, but there was a time in my life when I thought I didn’t really need relationships. Sure I appreciated my family…
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I learned that I am loved regardless of my imperfections! This unconditional love was so important for me to know because I have so many…
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I asked God to show me. Show me the masks I have worn. Show me why I began to wear them in the first place. Show me the evolution of my imposter. I asked God – as King David did…
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I have struggled off and on with depression all of my adult life. For years now I have pleaded with God to remove this “thorn in my flesh.” After years…
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Long term illness has more than one victim. Naturally, the priority of energy and time must be the person who is ill. But what about the rest of the family…
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Doublets was created by math professor, Charles L. Dodgson, (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland) in the late 1870s. The object of the game…
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As a toddler, our son wanted to play hide ‘n’ seek every night after dinner. Since he’s an only child, his dad and I were his after-dinner playmates. Most often my…
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I “discovered” and memorized Psalm 37:4 when fresh out of college, hoping God would provide for me a job or even a husband—the desires of my…
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How often have you gone into a room and forgotten why you were there? How often have you had to turn around and go home to pick up something you’ve…
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God’s Word doesn’t change, but on occasion He opens our eyes, minds, and hearts when He has readied us to see a particular truth, take it in, meditate…
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First, be encouraged that “the word of God lasts forever” (Isa. 40:8; 1 Peter 1:25). Nietzsche and Satan do not win in the end, but we are in the midst of a raging…
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