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Faith in the In-Between
I’m surveying my new, and entirely empty, living room. Empty kitchen cabinets and a sparsely outfitted bedroom. My soul aches for my comfy couch where I love to do my quiet time. My back also aches from sleeping on an air mattress for the last week. I also really want a cup of coffee, but…
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A Mouse, a Castle, and a Straight Path
Four teenage girls took a trip to Disney World in 2005. I was one of them. My parents drove us the six-ish hours from Alabama to Orlando, dropped us off at our hotel and left us to our own devices for the next five days — while staying at another hotel close by, just in…
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In His Arms…and Yours
While cleaning the house on Saturday afternoon, my husband began one of our many discussions about God, the universe, and our place in it. I don’t know if that’s typical conversation for a married couple while dusting the TV stand, but it is for us. “I hope I get to be with you every day…
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Blessings Abound in Obedience
“May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Ruth 2:12 NIV “Why can’t I do science first?” my daughter asked me one morning as we were starting our homeschool day. I’ve answered…
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Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter
Subsequently published at The Creativity Webzine in March 2025 Unreasonable Expectations I want to begin with sharing my eighteen-year-old dreams for the college experience. I believed it would be a time of fun, freedom, love, and all the benefits of adulthood. I expected to arrive at college and have instant connections with others. I believed…
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A hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 12:13