communition
Faith
Kim Chaffin

It’s Not Sample Time At Costco

By Kim Chaffin– Who likes to go to Costco and get the free samples? I sure do. You wait in line for a minute, grab the sample, say thanks and move on. It’s easy; no thought behind it and it’s free food. What if we treated communion like that? 2

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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Faith & Relationships
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Don’t Wait Until You’re Invited to a Wedding – to Dance

By Carol L. Doyel – Seeking out a new romantic relationship can be a daunting undertaking at any age. Especially if you have lost a spouse whom you were married to for years or if you have been single for an extended period of time. But You’re never too old

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how do you handle offense
Faith
Carol Doyel

How Do You Handle Offense?

By Carol L. Doyel – We have all been hurt by someone, maybe unintentionally or maybe by an intentional jab, or by how someone has treated us. It might have been the way they asked a question or responded to a question, or by their body language. It often happens

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Sodom and Gomorrah
Faith
Carole Towriss

The Woman Who Couldn’t Let Go

By Carole Towriss− Adith stirred the embers into a flame then placed the large flat pan on the fire. She patted bread dough into rounds. Her fingers, numb to the heat of the metal from years of cooking bread, brushed the pan as she flipped them over. Before long a

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healing for the broken hearted
Faith & Relationships
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Healing for the Broken Hearted

“I just need some time to figure out my life,” he told me after I showed up unannounced at his house. When he previously texted twice that he was “lonely,” I thought for sure that we would talk it over, and things would be fine. But I couldn’t have been

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dating over 50
Dating
Andrea Warshaw Wernick

Successful Dating Tips For Women Over 50

By Andrea Warshaw-Wernick− A certain percentage of women over 50 are no longer interested in marriage but do want to date. Jumping back into the dating pool is never easy but with a few tips anyone can be successful. These important dating tips will help mature women bring their best self to

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snapshot of the soul
Faith
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Snapshots on the Soul

By Lynn Mosher− Don’t you love it when God shows you something new or shows you something you already knew but in a new or different way? The Lord brought something to my mind in my prayer time the other day. Not really something I didn’t know but something revealed

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Faith
Pamela Carmichael

How to Fulfill Your Purpose-Driven Goals

By Pamela Carmichael– Every one is born with a purpose. Whether you are a stay-at-home who is called to bring up godly children who impact the world for Christ or the CEO of a large conglomerate; you have a purpose. You are called by God for a special assignment. And

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Love advice from the fireplace
Faith & Relationships
Amy Layne Litzelman

Love Advice From the Fireplace

By Amy Layne Litzelman− So, what are you shooting for? What does your ideal relationship look like? Fireworks, 24/7? Unending admiration? Faithful support at every obstacle, but not too much advice? Just enough laughter, tears at the right moments, and forever the right answer? Someone who’s always there, except when

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woman on bench alone
Faith & Relationships
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When Your Honey-Do Done Gone…Endings and Beginnings

By Lorraine Fortunati – With my husband’s last exhale, my life changed indelibly. I got through the next year by putting one foot in front of the other and attending to daily tasks. However, as seasons passed, a nagging question kept recurring; “Now what?” Going through the motions of living

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fear is not from God
Faith
Kim Chaffin

Fear Is Not From God

By Kim Chaffin– Fear is not from God, but there should be a reverent fear of the Lord. There is also the fear that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. That kind of fear is a warning telling us we should not be where we

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Faith
Cindy Shannon

Nitro and Core Strength

By Cindy Shannon– LESSON 21—Core strength is necessary to ride a horse. As I thought about my fall, I remember being suspended in the air hanging away from the saddle not able to pull my body up onto Nitro’s back.  I had no arm, stomach or inner thigh strength, and

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Faith
Deborah McCarragher

Are You “Missing In Action”?

By Deborah McCarragher− There’s nothing worse than missing church and feeling guilty. Well, that is what the enemy wants me to focus on. I have had an unusual situation arise since my husband had back surgery in mid-May.  We have two large dogs that require a morning walk.  Now that

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Is it time to consider ther care options
Caregiving
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Is It Time to Consider Other Care Options?

By M.E. Simpson – One of the challenges many of us face as we enter our fifties and sixties is caring for aging parents. Even without added complications such as dementia, Alzheimer’s or stroke, caring for an aging parent whose physical and cognitive faculties are declining –also wears on us

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Painting Bold Innocence by Steve Henderson
Faith
Kim Chaffin

In God’s eyes, I am…..

By Kim Chaffin – God has a sense of humor! He woke me up last week with “she wakes before her family.” As I lay in bed, bits and pieces of Proverbs 31 were rolling through my head. I tried to close my eyes and ignore it but God was

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8 words we most long to hear
Faith
Kit Tosello

The 8 Words We Most Long to Hear

By Kit Tosello – Unless you slept through the 80s and have never attended a wedding, you’ve probably sung or even smooched to Billy Joel’s Grammy Award-winning lyric: “Don’t go changing . . . . I love you just the way you are.” More recently, Bruno Mars scored a hit

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Heartfelt by Dr. Joneal Kirmby
Faith & Relationships
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Heart to Home Ministry

By Dr. Joneal Kirby – In previous generations women lived in close-knit communities and encouraged one another in all areas of life, including marriage, parenting, homemaking, service, and spirituality. But in today’s society, we often live far away from extended family, making it ever more difficult for women to establish

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Bible with stormy skies in background
Faith
Kim Chaffin

Foggles

By Kim Chaffin – My husband recently got his private pilot’s license. During his training, he had to fly wearing something called foggles. Foggles are glasses that have been made to simulate foggy conditions, low ceiling clouds, and night to the pilot who is wearing them. They are frosted on

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Faith & Relationships
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When Someone You Know Struggles With Fear, Anxiety or Stress

By Stanley Popovich – What do you do when someone you know has to deal with persistent fears, anxieties, or even depression? Well the first thing you need to do is to get the person to seek the services of a professional who can lead them in the right direction

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15 Easy ways to be happier
Faith & Relationships
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15 Easy Ways to Be Happier and Healthier in 2015

By Sandy Getzky− You don’t need to overhaul your entire life to become happier and healthier this year. Try these easy changes to improve your well-being instead. Eat More Plant-Based Foods Fill up your plate with carrots, spinach and other plant-based foods, and stick to smaller portions of meat and

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