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The Power of Our Words

By Carol Doyel – I attended a Bible teaching at our church taught by one of our leaders titled “The Power of Speaking God’s Word!” As Christians most of us know that our words have the power of life and death, and we can choose to bless or curse with

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Faith
My Purpose Now

Who Will You Serve?

By Deb DeArmond – I made an odd typo recently while emailing a friend. I typed, “web serving” when I meant “web surfing.” Or maybe I hit a wrong key and auto correct changed it. I’m not sure which. But when I looked back, there it was. Stopped me in

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Reignite the Flame: Embracing Sensuality in Your 50s

By Lisa Jackson – Reigniting a relationship is one of the most common challenges married couples face. It’s no surprise that the novelty and intensity of a new romance is fleeting, so how do marriages survive once the initial passion has faded? Love, respect and companionship breathe life to a

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Pam Reynolds

The Power of Gratitude

By Pamela Reynolds – “Life’s not about waiting for the storms to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” BJ Gallagher/Mac Anderson It has been a while since I last wrote a post. I have been extremely busy with fear and worry. My daughter whose sons were one

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Gina Burgess

More Than a Hint, Hollywood!

By Gina Burgess – “Ignoring the business side in the movie making business.” Kevin Sorbo  Great interview with Kevin Sorbo who is a Christian and has been for his whole life. How fabulous that a Christian actor has the strength of character to admit it publicly, and to live his convictions

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We May Have to “Face It” but God Will Not Forsake Us

By Jeanie Waters − The longest darkest time of our lives started on 12-30-11 at the passing of our 24 year old son Zach Waters to prescription drug overdose. We have been through many things in our lives; we have lost loved ones before, but not one as close to

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Faith & Relationships
Carol Doyel

Memories of My Mom

By Carol Doyel – My mom was a soft spoken woman. Not one to share much about how she was feeling or her thoughts or dreams with others.  I never remember her talking poorly about anyone.  She was a bit of a mystery to me. As a young girl who

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Barb Franzen

The Lighterside – A Mother’s Day Feature

By Barbara Franzen – Whenever I think of Flory, a peculiar woman of eccentricities, my spirit soars. My 50’s childhood was spent just outside a tiny Nebraska prairie town. Of the 350 some people, I knew everyone. But the one that I most remember was a lady who represented the

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Lucille Zimmerman

A Healthy Voyeurism

I came across an interesting article that said we all love voyeurism. I’m not referring to sexual voyeurism, even though part of the article mentions a strange setup between some couples and a photographer. What made this article interesting to me was how it nailed a truth: being a voyeur—or one who

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Managing the Fear and Anxiety of the Unknown

By Stan Popovich – Almost everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen to you in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and

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Faith
Carol Doyel

Discovering God’s Plans and Purposes for Your Life

By Carol Doyel – “’For I know the plans I have for you’, declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future’”.  (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV) Do you believe the verse above? If you have any doubt about God’s intentions

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Pam Reynolds

Things We Take for Granted

By Pamela Reynolds – “Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.”  Aldous Huxley I was thinking about how many little things are done for me by others. It made me realize what a great support system I have and how little I have respected it or was

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Pam Reynolds

Gifts from the Heart for Mother’s Day

By Pamela Reynolds – Gift Giving Holiday gift giving can set off a nightmare. Gifts may propose affection. Gifts can be those effects we receive but don’t really need. They might have been presumed to be unique. Most often the gifts we might select for ourselves, is perhaps never the

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When a Mom Inspires Her Daughter

By Cindi McMenamin − When a Mom Inspires Her Daughter is filled with biblical instruction and personal stories that reveal what works and doesn’t work when it comes to building the mother-daughter relationship. Every mom will find tremendous encouragement in this resource! During the teen years, a mother-daughter relationship can

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Barb Franzen

Five Kids and a Dime

By Barbara Franzen – With the Great Depression in full swing, the folks of Gothenburg Nebraska, a small prairie town, flocked to the annual Swede Festival. The colorful festivities served as a distraction from everyday stagnation.  Nelly Carlson and her five children, ranging from age twelve down to eight months,

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Wisdom
Carol Doyel

Wisdom and Revelation

By Carol Doyel – Wisdom is something we all need, but it does us no good if we don’t apply it in our life. Actually, I’ve come to understand that wisdom is applied truth! But what is truth? Well, for me there is only one source for absolute truth and

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Poppy Smith

Explore Opportunities: 12 Keys to Making Good Choices

By Poppy Smith – When you DARE TO DREAM, it often involves stepping out into something that stretches both your faith and your mind.  That’s what I did a few years ago and graduated from seminary with a Masters in Spiritual Formation and Direction as a post mid-life woman. I

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Norine Rae

Arise and Shine

By Norine Rae – During this glorious spring season when many of us celebrate the resurrection of Christ the words I keep hearing in my ears are, “arise and shine.” Yes, Christ has risen indeed and because of His wonderful gift of salvation we too now have the opportunity to

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