Family vacations can sometimes feel torturous, especially when one of your children is asking the same question continuously, “how much longer daddy?” My husband would always give my daughter the same answer, “two hours.” My daughter eventually stopped asking the question. Satan is the same way. He will...
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Medicine for the Weary I have found the best way to boost my spirit is to get my mind off of myself and focus on the needs of others. We have the example of Jesus on the cross making provisions for his mother when He asked John to care...
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Do you need a coach? A positive force in your life that tells you “that you can do it”… You already have someone. He is with you every second of your day and he is leading, comforting and encouraging. But the word is very near you, in your...
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Stuck in the Mud? I was reminded of an old hymn that talks about the miry clay. I investigated to find out all I could about miry clay. Have you ever been stuck in the mud to the point where you were disappearing in the mud? Miry clay sucks...
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Death by suicide is painful. Grieving becomes complex due to external factors (stigma, blame, and family dynamics) and the layers of loss are many. First of all, I want to say you are not to blame. In Emily Dickinson poem “Because I could not stop for death, he...
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How can You Rejoice when You are Grieving? I was telling someone at church one very cold and snowy Sunday morning that I was very thankful that I didn’t have to ride a horse to church. I was able to drive my car with a very good heater. ...
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A course correction is required when you are off your designated, pre-mapped route. God has pre-mapped your course. Do you require a course correction? Sometimes we voluntarily correct the course and other times it takes circumstances for us to change the direction. Like any other correction, it is meant...
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Rumor or Truth? The rumor has it that God will heal you if you ask Him. Do you believe in prayer; that it is actually a conversation with God and He wants to heal you? Jesus told us, “…whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”...
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What is Expected of You? It is easy to become stressed if we try to please all of the people all of the time. The only One who is worthy of our allegiance is God. When we put Him first in all that we do there is always time...
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In our self-made society where it appears we can accomplish anything on our own, there is a thought that every human being can just decide to follow God and, therefore, be saved, without Jesus getting involved. Just like a lot of self-made thoughts, they die quickly with...
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