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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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The Fullness of Loving God
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength (Mark 12:30 ESV).” This morning, as I did my quiet time, I was especially drawn to this verse. I prayed the verse over my family members, for my…
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My Truth in Psalm
I am God’s daughter. I look like Him. I possess His qualities. I am unconditionally loved. I am His to care for. I am His to guide. I never get to stop being His. I am Christ’s friend. He enjoys being with me. He wants to share with me. He desires good things for me.…
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Creating a Quiet Time
It’s become a beautiful ritual that I guard as sacred. I’ve tried several times through the years to become a consistent Bible reader, but it didn’t stick. I would read a few chapters here and there, but by and large I didn’t know the Bible well. I have trouble making things routine, but God moved…
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Biblical Womanhood
“…a woman with an issue of blood,” Luke 8:43a It happened at summer camp when I was 11 years old. It wasn’t the first time, but it was definitely the first in a series of experiences that were to forever define womanhood and my struggle with it. I thought I had wet my pants. I…