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Jesus is Always the Hero

Have you ever noticed the mother in the Bible story of Jesus feeding the crowd of five thousand with the lunch offered by a little boy? If you

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Remembering Your “Lasts”

I do love a good country song. There truly are no lyrics like you find in a country classic. Recently I heard the song “Last Time for Everything”

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Good or Bad, Change Is Inevitable

Every fall the transformation of colors on the leaves reminds me that nothing ever stays the same. In fact, the longer I live, the more I can count

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Waiting on God’s Timing

Tell me you hate waiting as much as I do. I need to know I’m not the only one. I crave instant results and immediate gratification. I want

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Leave Everything Better Than You Found It

Recently I was asked to name a favorite quote that encapsulated my personal motto. I knew immediately what mine was. No hesitation. “Leave everything better than you found

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Believing What You Can’t Feel

Unlike in the springtime, when our internal radar system is on high alert, we didn’t sense a storm coming. Not like that anyway. Tornado sirens, high velocity cloud rotation, and

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I Want to Be a Noah

Sleep eluded me as I snuggled beneath the covers on a stormy, summer night. The glow from the alarm clock continually reminded me of the late hour and my

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