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Basking in the security of solid ground beneath me, knowing God’s grace has taken me far from where I would have been without it. Where else but on a firm foundation can we have peace of mind?Security and certainty are pretty scarce commodities. Life’s full of...
As a teenager I was constantly in search of something more—more popularity, more connections, more clothes—like a fisherman anticipating a whopper of a catch. But what I was reeling in was never enough. There was something more out there. I’m not talking about the...
With the help of the Heavenly Father, I’m advocating for trapped individuals, and I’m seeking to point the victims of human trafficking and other bondage issues—trapped individuals—toward a life worth living, to abundant life and how to claim it. So how could...
Peppermint candy canes have a colorful history--or colorless! They began as straight white sugar sticks! Personally, I'm ever so delighted that red stripes were eventually added! Where would my arrangement of peppermint and roses be without them? History of the...
Small But Glistening Details What’s worthy about a picture of gemstones? The answer depends on how aware you are that---from the pages of a coloring book, and with a few sharply pointed pencils in multiple hues---an awaiting creation has amazing potential. Is that too...
Life Changes in Fiction The book Christyset the tone for my life changes. My sister-in-law put a copy of Catherine Marshall's novel in my hands, otherwise I may never have read it. Her story allowed me to get alone and take myself seriously (or not so...
Baby Steps Are Just The Beginning I couldn't have imagined her baby steps almost fifty years ago when I held my newborn baby girl. At less than five pounds, she was unique in every way, right down to her transparent little fingernails. Each tiny, delicate, perfectly...
God Equips Willing Hearts Sometimes it happens when we least expect it, but God equips willing hearts if we ask. Every five weeks I get my hair trimmed. Richard cuts it, and he does two things to make me glad I’ve come to him and not somebody else. Aside from...
What if we could hear the voice of God? Not one that sounds like a mad parent, rather one that speaks of his love for us, the mercy he freely gives to us, and his help to live each day. For a believer in Jesus Christ, the Bible is God’s voice to address every aspect...
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“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
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