The car was quiet, and I didn't mind. I just didn't have the energy to go from thinking to sharing, and I could tell it was making Jeff uncomfortable. He ventured to ask, "Jul, what are you thinking?" He knew that I was far away, and he was reaching out to see if I would come in closer. When someone ...
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If I gave you a recipe for a baked item that's easy, only has 5 ingredients, and tastes like a mouthful of AUTUMN out of a muffin tin, would you try it? They remind me of my favorite EZ Pumpkin Muffins. Seriously, your kindergartner could make these ... or your friend's kindergartner (because I ...
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I understand how a valley feels and I know you do too, because you've been writing to me. Are you in a valley right now? Is someone you love in a valley? You understand how the silence can be loud. But I've also discovered that some of the sweetest songs I know can only be heard in the total ...
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As they drove away I told myself it would be a sweet time of solitude. I envisioned listening to the sounds of the wind between the mountains, mixed with melodies of birds and beasts and the rising river. I agreed to 3 days alone in the valley, while Jeff and the kids went with two friends to scale ...
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What makes a season a valley? After all, not every valley is a place of danger, hardship, or fear. Some are lush and peaceful places of refuge, not deserving to be labeled the "valleys" of our lives. But then there is "the valley of the shadow of death" described in Psalm 23. A season qualifies as a ...
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