God bless the dog for throwing up the morning before Jeff left for Haiti. When we moved the kennel to clean up the mess, we discovered the washer was leaking. It didn't manage the cross country move very well. A little investigation revealed more problems with our aging appliance. It's a good thing ...
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If you choose to be a wife, you can choose to be a peaceful wife. I know a lot of wives who have no peace. If you're a single lady, I bet you know a married friend who lacks peace. For many, marriage is a wrestling match of the wills where peace is counted as a loss along the way. Yet, we crave ...
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It takes courage to be a Christian woman who is Christ-like in her conversation. It's not fashionable. We nod vigorously when we read, "Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving," (Ephesians 5:4). But all too often, ...
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How comforting to know God won’t leave us or abandon us. He accepts us because of Jesus. But church bodies aren’t always so faithful to embrace, even with Jesus. I believe the uncertainty of human acceptance leads a lot of us to do a lot of things to secure our place in human grace. Without meaning ...
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Dear Friend,
It’s a good thing I didn’t make “post regularly” a New Year’s resolution. This January a whole new normal hijacked my world. As if last year hasn’t been upside down already, 2016 is mixing it up again. These changes came wrapped as answered prayers and opportunities, called “new ...
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