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It’s the kickoff of the Christmas season…

It’s that time of the year when we find ourselves tossed in a dozen different directions. With Thanksgiving behind us, it’s officially the Christmas season. While I love this time of the year, it’s hard not to be a little … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks by Tara Randel

Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. My you find time to spend with those you love and count all the many blessings the Lord has bestowed upon you this year. While you’re enjoying a festive … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Time by Hannah Alexander

  Long ago and far away, a California girl moved to the Missouri Ozarks with her parents. To say that it was traumatic would be a tragic understatement. She knew no one and had no siblings. Her parents both worked … Continue reading

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Peace in Tumultuous Times by Vicki Hinze

  We are living in tumultuous times. If you’ve been awake, you’re well aware of this and don’t need a primer to be advised. We’re all seeing a lot of things more clearly, and we’re running into brick walls on … Continue reading

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Evil Spellcheck by Kristen Heitzmann

Recently I read an article about people incorrectly pluralizing names. The gist of it was that people are using apostrophes when they want to talk about the Watsons. When this editor explains that it’s wrong to write Watson’s to indicate … Continue reading

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Negativity and the Mind of Christ

“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life” (John 10:10 NLT). At every moment, there are two voices vying for our attention–one wants to tear us down … Continue reading

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God’s Got It by Tara Randel

I’m not one of those people who blogs about my political affiliation or uses social media to state my opinions. And before you click away, no, I’m not going to start now. What I am a proponent for is knowing … Continue reading

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The Day After

Yesterday our country participated in one of the most divisive elections in our history—certainly the most divisive in my lifetime, and I’ve been voting since Ford lost to Carter. No matter which side claimed victory, we all knew there would … Continue reading

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It’s that time again…

I can’t believe another year has passed. They seem to fly by faster as I grow older. Each year around this time, I recall all the wonderful holidays past and the joy they were. Now days, there are family members … Continue reading

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The Grace Card

by Elizabeth Goddard I recently found myself in a sticky situation. A misunderstanding. That often happens in emails. We write out an email, our intention clear to us, only to have the person on the receiving end read things differently. … Continue reading

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Remakes by Kristen Heitzmann

It can get a little frustrating when Hollywood keeps remaking films that have already been done, sometimes to death like the various comic book character movies. But then each has a different feel or focus, even a variation on plots and … Continue reading

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What’s Your Legacy? by Vicki Hinze

  What’s Your Legacy? by Vicki Hinze We hear a lot about carbon footprints, but what about our own? Not so much. And yet we have the ability to impact our own footprints far more. Oh, when people get a … Continue reading

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STUPID MOMENTS

IT WAS YOU! By Sharon Blackstock Dobbs It was you. You who didn’t feed the cat, Or lock up all the doors You who left the garbage the dog scattered on the floor. You who left the milk to sour … Continue reading

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God’s Rose by Tara Randel

When I moved into my house almost ten years ago, there were two sticks growing under the living room window. After inspecting them, I discovered they were rose plants. Pretty sickly and, like I said, just a prickly stick. I … Continue reading

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What I’m reading…and writing

One of the best things I’ve done is to join a book club. Over the years, our little group has introduced me to more new authors than I can count. We recently finished a first-in-a-series book by Deanna Raybourn, Silent … Continue reading

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