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After Easter

By Nancie Carmichael – After my mother passed away several years ago, I carefully packaged the pain away into the box of sympathy cards, clippings and remembrances. Now many years later as the fragrance of Easter lilies fill the house, I’m reminded of her, remembering love that never dies. There

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Faith
Carol Doyel

God is Doing a New Thing – And it Shall Spring Forth

By Carol Doyel – Spring is a time for new beginnings, birth, a bursting forth, filled with warmer days, more light, and hope.  A time for new things and I believe God is doing a new thing today – right now. So if you’re ready for change, or a new

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Step Into the River

Surrounded by mountains, the view from the mezzanine level of the Broadmoor hotel is breathtaking. Distant dots in the sky become geese, circling as they come closer and closer and eventually land on the pond. The sight lured me outside. I pulled my jacket closer and drew in my breath.

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Women of Faith Blogs
Poppy Smith

Will God Let Me Down?

“How can I trust God? My own father was….” Tears filled Jennie’s eyes as she recounted a life of abuse. Listening, I felt the Lord urging me to share a Scripture with her. “I sense your soul longs for rest,” I responded gently. “Let me tell you what Jesus says:

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Gathering Tinder for a Faith Fire
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Kathy Howard

Gathering Tinder for a Faith Fire

By Kathy Howard – Jan is an average gal with an above average passion for Jesus. When she talks about Him, her eyes widen, her voice fills with excitement, and sometimes she even has trouble standing still. God has gifted Jan with a beautiful voice she uses to serve Him.

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My Purpose Now

The More I Learn, The Less I Know

By Deb DeArmond – Have you ever heard the evolution of how our children think of us as they move through life? The story goes like this……. • At age 5, the little boy says, “That’s my dad! He’s the smartest man in the whole world. • At 10 years

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Variety Is the Spice Of Life

By Deb DeArmond – “Aren’t you tired of training the exact same materials every week? Sometimes twice a week?” a friend asked. “I mean, doesn’t it get pretty boring?” She was referring to a major project I’m involved with. For about 30 weeks this year, I will be training folks

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Fed Up With Flat Faith: 10 Attitudes and Actions to Pump Up Your Faith, by Kathy Howard
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Kathy Howard

10 Signs of Flat Faith

By Kathy Howard – Chapter One – Excerpt: Fed Up with Flat Faith: 10 Attitudes and Actions to Pump Up Your Faith I told her things I had always been too afraid to tell anyone before. My faith felt dead. I doubted my salvation. God seemed so distant. I saw

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10 Tips for Caring for Your Newborn Grandchild

By Amanda Carlson – When you have your first grandchild it can be a humbling experience. You remember when your children were that tiny and helpless, and now they have a child of their own. Thankfully you have not forgotten what it was like to raise them, but being a

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Faith
Heidi McLaughlin

A Glorious Splash of Time

By Heidi McLaughlin – An unrelenting knot in my stomach signals the beginning of my Easter week. My emotions become tender and anxious because Good Friday is approaching – again. This tension started ten years ago on a Good Friday, when I heard the whispered, gut wrenching words, “Were you

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My Purpose Now

All’s Fair In Love And War!

By Deb DeArmond – With my book on mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships off to the publisher, I am beginning to turn my attention to a new topic: marital conflict. Today I’m kicking it off. Would love to hear your take on how you deal with it – or not. “Yes, I know.

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The Scent of the Wood

By Lynn Mosher – Learning a trade from a father was essential. A tradition of following in a father’s footsteps. And so this young man obeys. In the humble beginning of his apprenticeship, he is learning from his father to carve out the design of the wood, to press his

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Finding Pause

By Mona Shriver – Easter brings out the grumpiness within me. I recognize the inherent value of certain holidays, but the commercialism involved saddens me. So, this year I decided I needed to do something to change my attitude. I needed to focus on the meaning of the coming Easter

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Post Oscars….Could You Be the Next Big Thing?

The gowns were outstanding and the pomp and effects, dazzling. Last night the 85th Academy Awards gave the famous Oscars to the actors, directors, cinematographers, costume designers and all those who made the wonderful entertainment we enjoy possible. Looking at the amazing men and women who were nominated and those

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Do You Need To Give Yourself More Margin?

Do you want to have it all? Do it all? Be it all? Even though we know in our hearts that this is impossible, sometimes unrealistic ideals silently tug at our thoughts. Think of all the messages we hear out there on how to get better, stronger, faster. The implication

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Relationship Blogs
Poppy Smith

Five Ways to Avoid Strife

I’ve been reading in 1 and 2 Timothy this past week and have been struck by Paul’s teaching on strife. Because it is so human to get irritated, annoyed, and totally frustrated with people from time to time, let me share some thoughts on this topic that might help you.

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Prayers for a Woman's Soul
Faith
Thistle Cove Farm

Tucking Yourself Into Prayer

Do you pray for yourself? I mean, really pray for your needs, situation, for blessings, grace, mercy, marriage, parenting, wisdom… That’s the question Jen is asking over at Finding Heaven Today and, frankly, it stopped me cold. Do I pray for me, specifically for Sandra? Ummm, sort of. When I’m

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Be Still

For the last two years God had the same word for me: seek Him. As 2012 drew to a close the word for 2013 changed to be still. I find comfort in distractions whether it is music or the television playing in the background. I don’t like complete silence even

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