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Country Girl at Heart

I could hear the wind rustling through the dry corn stalks in the fields as I was walking down to the of turkey farm at the end of my road this morning. The sound was so soft and soothing. Only the birds chattering above my head on the electric wires,…
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9/11: A Seminal Event

We chronicle the passage of our lives by events. Each year of my life is commemorated  by births, deaths, marriages and divorces that occurred within them. These events delineate specific beginnings and endings. Some events become seminal for a generation, denoting the beginning and ending of eras. They are like…
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Hope-givers

Hope is in short supply these days. So much bad news, it’s easy to just check out. People hurt each other in profound ways and the trauma that follows, pursues them throughout their lives. Patients tell me horrific stories that are difficult to hear. Where is the hope in this?…
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Once a Mom, Always a Mom

When my children were little, I would think, “Once they turn 18 and leave home, the challenges will end.” But nothing could be further from the truth. The challenges of being a mom just change as the children grow. They don’t go away. I have so many memories of crazy…
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Taking Thoughts Captive

I awoke at 3:30 am this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. It’s so frustrating when this happens since I typically get up for work at 5 am anyway. Breathing was difficult out of my nose with my allergies and I felt a little like I was suffocating. In…
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Stand Firm and Be Still

“Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring to you today…The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13-14 It has been said that “Do Not Be Afraid” or “Fear Not” is stated in the Bible 365…
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Saving Moses

I’m reading the Book of Exodus about the birth of Moses and I am amazed by the resourcefulness of several women in this story. Their actions literally enable Moses to survive Pharaoh’s edict to exterminate all the Hebrew baby boys. It is surprising that they are actually mentioned by name…
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Therefore, How Then Should We Live?

  My home is a small oasis of respite. I love it here. It’s full of old-fashioned things: old books, antique dishes and angels. There are angels in every room looking down on all who occupy this space. They are symbolic of God’s providence. His grace and care surround me…
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Finding Sabbath

  A gold finch and a hummingbird are both feeding outside my dining room window this morning. I’m glad to be home and relaxing on my mid-week day off from work. I will pull more weeds in the garden later (they are endless) but for now I rest a bit.…
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Consider the Bee

Do you ever have days that you can’t decide what to do first because you have so much to accomplish? And, some of those things are fun things but the “have to do” list is overwhelming. This is my life, especially in the summer when everything is blooming and there…
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Surprised by Grace

Life moves on in regular rhythms. Don’t we all get used to its patterns? There is a certain security in “sameness.”  So when something unexpected comes along that touches my heart, it sets me off-balance. Change can be good but also unsettling. Recently I’ve been reading “Grace” by Max Lucado.…
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Seeds of Promise

It’s Monday. My daughter, Anna, and her fiance’, are back in Asheville after a quick trip to Indy for their wedding shower. My son, Garrett has returned to  Dayton for training and I go back to work this morning. Everyone is where they are supposed to be. Life moves on…
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Stones of Remembrance

There are numerous accounts in the Old Testament in which the Israelites set up memorials when God came through for them in a big way. One of my favorites was after the crossing of the Jordan River into the Promised Land. God told Joshua that He would cut off the…
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Doing the Right Thing

April 4…a day of remembrance and mourning. It’s my little sister’s birthday. She would have been celebrating 48 years had she not died in an auto accident shortly before she would have turned 5. It’s also the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis…
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Coeurage Through Fear

There is a misconception that those who are brave and courageous are never fearful. I have read many accounts of individuals who accomplished amazing, heroic feats. Invariably, they all say that they were fearful yet they acted anyway. They were able to push through the fear rather than run away…
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