As I write these words, I am in the midst of moving my 87-year-old, widowed mother into an Assisted Living facility because she…
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How often do you cringe when you hear the word “submission”? Does it feel like a punishment, or have you discovered “beauty secrets” hidden within…
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We had just saddled up the horses for our first trail ride at a horse camping weekend. We were all so excited about the weekend, which was a first…
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I was watching the trainer working with Apollo and I was intrigued by her consistent words to the horse, “Excuse me Sir, I am over here.” First…
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I was sitting in the barn listening to the horses quietly munching on their breakfast, watching the rain drowning my pastures, and reading my…
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I was out in the barn during the massive storms that hit our area. 50-70 mph wind gusts and rain at 2-3 inches an hour, for almost 24 hours…
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This past weekend I introduced Apollo to the rest of our herd. We have three horses and one miniature pony. They knew he was…
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On New Year's Day this year, my daughter Abby and I went to check out a horse auction with the intention of learning more about how we…
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As a preacher’s kid, Heidi has seen and experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of church life in ways that broke her but ultimately drove her to…
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I was ambushed in a parking lot recently. Don’t worry, it wasn’t a carjacking! My granddaughters and I had almost reached our…
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For most of my life, I looked forward to the final six weeks of the year, full of holiday cheer, beginning with Mom’s November…
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They’re gone. That was often my first waking thought in the days after Dad’s passing. The reality settled over my sorrowing…
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I wasn’t with my husband when he passed away. I was holding Mom’s hand when she took her last breath. Given
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I was in elementary school when Mom, Dad, and I went to Myrtle Beach for the first of many family beach vacations. One evening…
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A decade or so ago, I discovered the joys of feeding the birds that frequent my wooded property. Cardinals, chickadees, woodpeckers, nut hatches, and…
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Wife to thirty-eight year old Ray, a young mother of two girls, ages 7 and 10, Patsy thought she knew God’s plans…
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Is there any greater provision we have than the nearness of the Lord? It’s amazing we can call on Him any time we…
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"I really rocked it today!" That is the lie I often tell myself rather than believing the truth that God is the One who has upheld…
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Stories of kings, queens, and kingdoms fascinate me. Living in America means I cannot fully understand the idea…
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God's gracious character in preserving Israel is recounted in these verses, just as it is in Exodus 34:6 during the covenant renewal…
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