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I’ve been contemplating a Sane and Sacred Christmas and this poem from The River Walk says it all.

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Life

Let’s Share What We Learned in November

Every month Emily Freeman has a link-up on her blog called ‘Let’s Share What We Learned in __________’, fill in the current month. These are the things I learned in November. 1. The Holy Spirit talks to me about my own sin. Satan talks to me about my husband’s. A powerful reason to always consider […]

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Faith

You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat: Faith Lessons

Has Jesus called you out of the boat to walk on water? If you’ve known Him very long, He has. He’s still in the business of training disciples and He knows just how to raise the storm and make the waves crash all around us. And if we have any curiosity about greater faith and […]

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Blogging

Raise the Visibility & Connectivity of Your Blog

Where do you find the best tips for blogging? I find them in the Marketing aisle of the Internet. It’s easier than ever to access excellent advice and detailed how-to-information for many aspects of marketing that have powerful application to personal blogs. We are storytellers. I’d like to be excellent at it, how about you? […]

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Faith

The Tears Come First When God Works in Us

God is always at work in our hearts. He never slumbers or sleeps and He is constantly engaged in the work of making us more like Jesus. But God never wastes His efforts. There’s a purpose behind everything He does and allows. Even when it brings us to tears. The tears might come first, but […]

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Travel

Hitting Refresh: How to Use a Saturday

Begin with Get Up and Get Out Pick a fun destination Find something good to eat Make some new friends Spread out a blanket and enjoy the view Find something else good to eat See some Fall colors Don’t get home in time to do any chores Snuggle up on the sofa with those you […]

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Passions & Pursuits

10 Must Have Holiday Kitchen Gadgets

Want to make Holiday cooking easier? Begin by getting the best tools to help you make all those yummy Holiday dishes and desserts. There’s nothing an artist needs more – even more than excellent tools and stamina – than a deadline. ― Adriana Trigiani, Viola in Reel Life Well deadlines are a built-in part of […]

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Life

Will You Figure it All Out in Time?

The world I live in is loud and and blurring and toilets plug and I get speeding tickets and the dog gets sick all over the back step and I forget everything and these six kids lean hard into me all day to teach and raise and lead and I fail hard and there are […]

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Relationships

How to Have Happy Holidays

Do you want to know the best preparation for Happy Holidays with your extended family? Learn the fine art of overlooking slights and offenses. The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James Family isn’t always easy. The holidays sometimes introduce added stress that can cause our emotional edges […]

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House & Home

Smorgasbord: Please Choose What You Like

Today we have a Smorgasbord of offerings that touch on the spiritual, physical, and practical aspects of our daily lives. Get a short devotional message from Anne Graham Lotz delivered to your Inbox daily. Anne is not only a serious Bible student and gifted teacher, she’s also a woman who has struggled with many of […]

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