My husband and I were driving to Columbia, Missouri to visit our son and his wife. It was a beautiful sunny day and were were enjoying the six-hour drive until… Traffic on the Interstate slowed and stopped. Instead of zipping along at 70 miles per…
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The Characters of Christmas: The Shepherds
Good news. Doesn’t your heart do a happy dance when you hear that phrase? For me, this year started out with a lot of bad news. My husband was diagnosed with lymphoma. A friend of mine lost her battle with lung cancer. Life seemed to…
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When You’re Distracted By Your Desires
It doesn’t take much for me to become distracted by my desires Take the time I wanted a new house more than anything. It wasn’t that the house we lived in was a hovel. It fact it was a two-story, four-bedroom, two-full-bath residence with a…
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Why We All Need a Little Encouragement
We all need a little encouragement. That’s probably obvious to you. But does that fact motivate you to share encouraging words? My Encourager When I was in third grade, my teacher got sick. Really sick. In fact, she got cancer and left the classroom. In…
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Three Ways to Make Space in Your Life for God
Not long ago I was working in my garden–ruing the fact that in the past I had not left space between my bed of pink yarrow and the green lawn. I got a little lazy and didn’t bother to keep up the edge of the…
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When Your Life Takes a Plot Twist
I love a good story. I like getting lost in a fictional world filled with interesting characters and an intriguing plot. Give me romance and mystery. Provide me with adventure and astonishing developments in the storyline. In my own life, however, I greatly prefer a…
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When You’re In the Waiting Room of Life
Are you in a season of waiting? One of my friends feels like she is in a state of limbo right now. She and her husband are considering moving away from cold Illinois winters to a warmer climate. But because they have not yet…
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You Are God’s Chosen Instrument: 3 Ways to Make Music in His Hands
Piano is my chosen instrument. I started playing the piano when I was five years old and loved it from the beginning. The ability to make music with my own fingers seemed like magic to me. After a year of piano, my parents bought a…
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Free Resource: 59 Ways to Care For Your Soul
Our lives are hectic. We often neglect the most important part of us–our soul. Read about my Soul Spa Kit that outlines 59 ways to care for your soul. Find out how to get this FREE Kit at the bottom of this post. Have you…