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Giving Thanks Even for Fleas

September 6, 2021

Can we ever be too thankful? I don’t think so, and I believe the Scriptures back me up. But life is often a struggle, and it is so easy to fall into the habit of fretting, complaining, or even despairing. So let’s learn a lesson from Corrie ten Boom on giving thanks. Giving thanks in…
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Longing for Home: Do we Miss it Enough?

September 2, 2021

Sometimes after a long time away, I find myself longing for home. (HOME. Isn’t that a beautiful word?) I appreciate the hospitality we are given. But as the days pass and the miles fly by, my longing for home grows. Even when visiting family and friends we rarely get to see. Home – an evocative word…
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Raising Readers in a Technological Era

August 26, 2021

From the time our children were babies we read to them a lot, identifying pictures in books. Building their vocabulary, along with their love of books, one word, one page at a time. And it paid off! Our daughter could say many words by 9 months. And by the age of one, she was speaking…
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Parents, Be Careful What You Allow

August 11, 2021

John Wesley said, “What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.” He was referring to sin. And we have seen this play out throughout history. But I’d like to look at it from a different perspective. Children are always listening to, watching, and imitating adults. And they often follow any example they’re shown. Kids from violent…
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The Father Abraham Mystery Walk

August 9, 2021

Have you ever taken a Mystery Walk? I have, and we all take them every day. Because when we get right down to it, life is a mystery. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, or even if we’ll have any tomorrows. And sometimes it’s hard to know which path to take, let alone explain it…
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Dog Payments, Snowballs and Debt-Free Living!

August 4, 2021

I like to say that Hubby and I should have won a financial stupidity award in our early marriage. Armed with credit cards and not much brains, we shopped foolishly and extravagantly. We even bought a dog on credit! If there were awards for financial stupidity we deserved first place! That’s right, we bought a dog…
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