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Myra Freshwater

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What to do When You Have the Blues

What do you do when you’re weighed down with heaviness and sadness? I asked myself this question last week. Why was I carrying such weight inside? I suspected a couple of conversations triggered my feelings. One, with my neighbor friends, veered into the topic of ...
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June 15, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 6 Comments on What to do When You Have the Blues

Bread and the Kingdom– the Secret Ingredient

Have you ever opened your front door and been engulfed in a mouth-watering aroma from the oven? I often experienced this as a young girl after school. Mama would bake immense loaves of bread that bulged from their pans, begging to be sliced. Nothing smells ...
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June 8, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 2 Comments on Bread and the Kingdom– the Secret Ingredient

Love Drew Me to Jesus

I was a teenager on spring break in Gulf Shores, Alabama, mesmerized by a group of hippie-looking young people on the beach. They swayed and sang, “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord… and we pray that our unity will ...
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June 1, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 2 Comments on Love Drew Me to Jesus

Entering God’s Kingdom as a Child

My days were brightened by some super cute kids last week. Our grandkids giggled, made up silly games and imagined pretend scenarios. Over and over I thought about Jesus’ command to be like little children before we enter the Kingdom of God. As I played ...
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May 25, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 7 Comments on Entering God’s Kingdom as a Child

Who Are You Mentoring?

If I were to ask who you mentor, would you shrug and give me a quizzical look? If you answered, "I don’t mentor," I’d say you mentor folks right now in your own circle. In your workplace, your church, or social groups you influence others ...
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May 18, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 10 Comments on Who Are You Mentoring?

How to be an Empathetic Friend

I’m terrible at asking for emotional support. I mostly keep my feelings to myself. How can I expect a friend to understand my loss when it seems small in comparison to hers? My sadness shouldn’t take up space in a realm where other folks have ...
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May 11, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 4 Comments on How to be an Empathetic Friend

Longing for Heaven

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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May 4, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 8 Comments on Longing for Heaven

Tips for a Stronger Marriage

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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April 27, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / No Comments on Tips for a Stronger Marriage

Shift Your Narrative; Change Your Atmosphere

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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April 20, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 4 Comments on Shift Your Narrative; Change Your Atmosphere

A Practical Robust Prayer Life

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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April 13, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / No Comments on A Practical Robust Prayer Life

How Jesus’ Resurrection Matters on a Typical Tuesday

Holy Week is behind us. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Silent Saturday, Resurrection Sunday and now we begin 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 ...
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April 6, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 6 Comments on How Jesus’ Resurrection Matters on a Typical Tuesday

How Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms People

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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March 30, 2021 / Myra Freshwater / 2 Comments on How Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms People
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