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The Cycle of Dreams

When I lived in the little house in the middle of town, some days would feel claustrophobic. There were neighbors across the street with children who banged on my door at all hours of the day. During...

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Five ways to get more of God’s Word in your daily life

It was a few weeks ago when I went searching for my Bible. I couldn’t imagine where I had put it. I checked all the regular places– by the computer, on the corner cupboard, in the bathroom, by my bed,...

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What are you afraid of?

Sometimes fears quiet me still. They race through my mind quicker than I can breathe and it’s all I have to keep myself hushed. When I get agitated, I clean. Dishes cleared from the table and dumped...

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when you just want to know why you have to face this storm

So many times I wondered, “Why, Lord?” Why the storm of infertility, why the pain of loss, why the trial of physical issues? In the midst of it all, I truly felt as though God was sleeping while a...

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A lifetime of reading books

**this post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure here.   One of my earliest memories takes place in Jasper, NY at a little log cabin, built by my father. My family is sitting around the living...

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Let’s Do It God’s Way

  It was an early night. You know the kind I mean, when the day has worn down every bit of reserve you have and there’s nothing left. I sent the girly to bed at 8. I sat on the couch and drank deep of...

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Hey, Lord, It feels like all I get is the hard stuff

The day was hot, sticky. Like a film was in the air that rested on everything. It was the first time I had seen her in almost a year. She called me over, right outside the grocery store, and told me...

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The Ultimate Love Language

image source I was exhausted that night; so tired that the milking units seemed to weigh thirty pounds each. I grabbed a five gallon bucket and tipped it upside down in the alley, sitting on it between...

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Four Simple Alternatives to True Worship

Not sure how much of a Christian you are (or want to be)? Worried about giving God a little too much? Take some advice from Pharaoh (Yep, that Pharaoh, who had a showdown with Moses and lost), and use...

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Three Things My Daughter Taught Me Today

Parenting, I’ve decided, is God’s way of showing us His heart– we just have to listen. Right now my daughter is outside, happily doing her chores. I can hear her singing snatches of her Bible verses...

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The invisible qualities of God are clearly seen through His creation

Last evening our daughter came running into the house. “Mom, Dad! Come look!” We went outside to find thousands (it must have been!) of birds lining the electric wires for as far as we could see. I...

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How to Prepare for God’s Silence

All of life moves in seasons. Sometimes things are bright as a glorious summer day, and the next moment winter bleakness has settled in. I’ve faced some long winters. Between a childhood in Alaska and...

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How to Survive God’s Silence

I was drowning in a vast ocean of emptiness. Why was God silent while I, who had followed Him faithfully for so many years, was begging for answers? I mourned the loss of a baby who never truly lived....

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Every Day with God: Introducing Word-Snacks

I have a confession. All the time I am telling people that the best thing they can do is spent time in the Word. Facing infertility? Read about God. Struggling with depression? Read about God. Afraid...

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Word-Snack: Jeremiah 32

Last night my daughter called me up to her bedroom. “I neeed you, Mommy,” she whispered from the hallway. Of course I went. Turns out she was nearly hyperventilating with worry. When my husband came...

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Word-Snack: Proverbs 1

There we were, sitting around her kitchen table. Her whole house is warmth and comfort and gentleness. She asks the questions everyone should ask– looks right at me and digs right into the...

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Word-Snack: Exodus 15

I don’t know how many times I’ve prayed for healing. Begged. Pleaded. God, if You see me, take these broken pieces and fix them. Please!  One of the things I’ve never understood has been the way God...

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Word-Snack: Psalm 143

Some days, like today, I feel empty. I still open my Bible, I still read– but I find myself flipping around, searching for something but I don’t even know what. My heart sits heavy in my chest. God,...

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Eyewitness

This past weekend, we were getting ready to leave for a trip to Pennsylvania. We knew the trip was coming, were planning on it, and then all of our vehicles went down– the week before we were suppose...

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Lost Sheep

In the craziness of moving, I keep noticing missing things. I pray each lost item is in the next box I unpack, the next bag I open up. It feels like the list of lost items keeps growing faster than...

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