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Ask, Seek, Knock
The photo above is what used to be my grandparents dining room. It’s been updated but nevertheless this is the dining room where I ate many meals as a young girl. In July of 2023 I was struggling to write a Christmas […]
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Habitat for Humanity
One day I was working on my book and decided I needed a change of environment. I headed over to the Habitat for Humanity Restore near my house and sat down at one of the farm tables to write. Writing has been […]
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Introducing Florentine
Two days before Father’s Day we signed up at Wright-Way Rescue to foster Florentine. She is an adorable shepherd lab mix. We had her for a few days and then realized she was sick and so we had to take her back […]
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Shedding Some Light on The Situation
I’m going to try to keep this short. Today is September 19th, 2024. Last year just after Christmas my husband started construction on our home. This home was one of his dreams. He wanted a fixer upper house. I did not want […]
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The Pain of Rebellion at Home
I have a small sticker I bought picturing an old blue type writer with flowers blooming out the top. It says, “Write Hard and Clear About What Hurts” It’s an Ernest Hemingway quote and a picture of it pops up on my […]
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The Connection That Saved My Sanity
Many years ago, I went through a particularly rough season. My oldest daughter & I were having some struggles. I didn’t agree with some of the choices she was making and she asserted her independence and decided to move out. She was […]
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Home of the Sparrow
Back in the year 2000 when I was in the fight of my life I worried about financial provision a lot. My family would not help me. They had the money but instead I was told to sell my house and move […]
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My Christmas Tree Cross
In December of 2020 I made a cross from an old Christmas tree and a yoke. It started out as a joke. I was trying to prepare for Christmas and in our side yard I spied our Christmas tree from the previous […]
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Shekinah Moment
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you: in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 I Give You Authority by Charles […]
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God Saves From the Deepest Pit
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Isaiah 40:1 When I went to Georgia for the Run for God 5K I walked into the hotel to check in and the lobby was filled with men. Some were standing around talking, others were watching […]
