
If You Set An Empty Plate This Year
If you set an empty plate this year, God sees you in your pain and your grief. He sees you going to all of the celebrations without the person you love and trying to keep it together, trying to maintain normal for your people. He sees the hole in your heart that you...
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12 Days of Christmas
So not to alert anybody, but there are 12 days until Christmas. The main question I am asked this time of year is, "Are you ready for Christmas?" And my mind immediately goes to my unending to-do list of unwrapped gifts, Christmas cards not sent, groceries to be...
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What To Do When God Gives You The Opposite of What You Ask For
God can be trusted, I know He can...yet sometimes I can’t believe what seems to be happening around me. So what can we do when it just doesn’t make sense or when we are just plain disappointed? Maybe even when we wonder if God got this one wrong. Tell Him the truth...
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The Thrill of Hope
I have seen the words "The Thrill of Hope" singled out on coffee mugs and home decor quite a bit this year, and the words have continued to resonate in my mind. The word “Hope” brings out different feelings in all of us, especially this time of year. Many of us have...
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It’s Worth The Practice
It's worth the practice. I called my husband's grandmother to ask about her dinner rolls. After we spent some time getting her hearing aids adjusted, I rushed to write it down. I had never made bread before, so I rolled them out, making them too dense. Once, I forgot...
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