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When God answers a desperate prayer, it’s like heaven on earth. It doesn’t get much better. But what about when we don’t see our prayers answered? How do you feel when some situations never change? During a FaceTime conversation recently with my daughter, Dawn, and ...
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What are you doing today to keep your marriage alive? Have you checked its temperature lately? Has it become cool, boring or routine? Do you go through the motions like clockwork, without the emotions that drew you together in the first place? Where has the ...
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Do you know it’s possible to shift your perspective and change the atmosphere? I’ve learned from others’ experiences and my own that we have the power to create a positive narrative–one that’s hopeful and grateful; rather than negative and thankless. I once made a noticeable ...
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When our kids were little, they’d tag along with me in the old white Dodge Caravan while I ran errands. As I drove, I’d pray aloud about whatever came to mind. Sometimes I didn’t realize I was praying until I heard Katherine’s sweet voice from ...
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Holy Week is behind us. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Silent Saturday, Resurrection Sunday and then begins a regular week. What now? Do we leave Easter behind until next April? Is Jesus’ resurrection significant the other 51 weeks of the year? His resurrection is the essential ...
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On Easter morning we’d wake up to find colorful hard boiled eggs all over our tiny dining room and living room. Daddy would hide them over and over again to the delight of my sister, Diane and me. We’d find one behind a figurine, in ...
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What should you do when the life you’ve always wanted crashes around you? What if you dreamt of a simple life— loving God and your neighbors? It didn’t seem like too much to hope for when I was twenty. Wasn’t it just what God wanted ...
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We were running late as we hurried into the big historic red brick church in downtown Wilmington. The sanctuary went dark as soon as we entered the foyer. I turned around to find one-year-old John, his hand on the wall switch, wriggling from my husband’s ...
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My engagement ring is worn out. I felt something sharp and saw its prongs had broken and its band was rubbed to a sliver. I slid it off, grateful the diamond hadn’t escaped. The rings have been my faithful companions through years of smiles and ...
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When our granddaughter was one-year-old, we piled into the van and headed to Airlie Gardens, a local favorite, to take in Christmas lights and festivities. I felt impatient and anxious as we squished into a noisy line of parents and toddlers, that encircled the building, ...
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My husband Tom and I lost three of our parents in three years. While we grieved our losses, our friends showed kindness and support in various ways. I'll always remember their encouragement while our grief was fresh. I was surprised how much little gestures touched ...
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When I was seventeen, I entered the God School. The Administrator Himself issued a personal invitation. I’ve been enrolled for fifty years, so you might say I’m a seasoned student. What’s unique about the school is that I’m not bored, even after attending many thousands ...
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