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Same

Same

Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Same. Earlier this morning, this sentence stood out from my devotional reading: "...we are gloriously uncertain of the next step, but...

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Circumstances & Progress in Life

Circumstances & Progress in Life {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

I have read Philippians Chapter 1 many times over the years. The wonder and beauty of Scripture is how it is able to fall like you had never read it before. The Lord knows exactly how to bring a portion to life in order to bring encouragement and hope. During Paul's...

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Dry Bones & New Life

Dry Bones & New Life

I still remember the first time I heard a sermon on The Valley of Dry Bones. Funny how a sermon can stick with us even after thirty five years or more. The bones  were scattered everywhere. The scene, which spread before the prophet’s eyes, seemed hopeless and...

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The Bond of Friendship

The Bond of Friendship

We used to talk every single day. We were young mothers raising our daughters and we needed the support of one another. The conversations were real and raw; we bared it all to one another through laughter and tears. Then it was all covered in prayer together before we...

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He Brings Us to Himself

He Brings Us to Himself

" 'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.' " (Exodus 19:4, NASB) "God did not deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt so that they could enjoy the Promised Land. He freed them from...

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Choice

Choice

Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Choice. According to my search, the average human makes about 35,000 choices a day. I knew we made quite a few, but didn't expect it...

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