Remember the good old days when you and your family could watch the news on TV together after a long day without feeling the need to hide under the bed in fear? These are scary times we are living in. I don't know where I would be without my faith! For me, it's been a huge comfort to remember these words from The Lord's Prayer, "Your kingdom come, your will be done,on earth ...
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There’s something special about seeing older married couples in love. Take my mom and dad for example. My mom refused to leave dad’s side until the day he passed on to heaven this past January. Even though MS had wrecked his body, his personality and faith were strong, and they still flirted with each other every day. My in-laws are similar. They just celebrated 63 years of marriage. Ron brings Dorothy ...
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A sight I will never forget recently happened at the pool. Last summer my seven-year-old son couldn’t stand to have water on his face. For several years my husband and I guided and did our best to teach him how to swim. Yet, he still found it challenging to swim and HATED water on his face. This summer, one of my favorite sights was witnessing him diving into the deep end and ...
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Summer is filled with precious last memories. This is the summer before someone's child starts Kindergarten or bridges into High School. It's an emotional period of transition for the whole family. Author Karen Kingsbury has a best-selling book that's all about this called "Let Me Hold You Longer." As a mother, I am well aware of that bittersweet time when I prepared to take my child to college for the first time. Nostalgia fills the air ...
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Have you ever heard someone described as a ‘Strong Christian’? Are you like me and you wonder what that’s like to be a ‘Strong Christian’? When I look at The Cross and I see what was necessary for my salvation, I hesitate to think of myself as ‘strong’. Up against the reality of our lives, we are needy, we don’t measure up, we fail the test. But the good news is ...
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I’ve actually asked that question out loud to my father many times. Thankfully when I’m alone, running in the woods. My dad passed away January 3rd, 2023. My dad dealt with multiple sclerosis most of his adult life. He spent the last few years of his life, talking about heaven a LOT. He couldn’t wait to meet His Savior. When I was a little girl, it started with some numbness, ...
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Hello, it's Penny. This day and age it's go-go-go! It can be hard to get in that quiet time that you want to spend with the Lord. I have come to appreciate those amazing "Oh, Wow!" moments that He gives us every day. A co-worker gave me a couple of stems from a plant I gifted my boss, because he knew how much I loved propagating cuttings. In just a few ...
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The word resolution has shown up in a few conversations at the beginning of 2023. The definition of a resolution is: a firm decision to do or not do something. I’m all about a fresh start, and the new year brings that, but the pressure to make a firm decision seems like a lot of pressure after planning and celebrating a major holiday and ending an entire year. The media ...
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Are you feeling reflective as we kick off 2023 about your life, your goals, your relationships? As the year spreads out before us, like a book with blank pages to be filled, how about considering being purposeful in showing God’s love and grace to people you don’t agree with? I know, I know, you’re thinking Taylor, that doesn’t sound very fun. But isn’t that what we’re called to do? Christianity Today did ...
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“Not Again!” I thought as, Jake, our middle son was admitted to the hospital again because of SMAS. The first time we faced this was nine years ago. SMAS is, in layman’s terms, is when a person can’t keep food and liquids down because of a crimped small intestine caused by rapid weight loss. The first time we went through this we were on vacation in St. Augustine, FL. Jake was ...
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