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THE BEST GIFT

Merry Christmas Friends! I hope you are enjoying a bit of time off from your regular work and spending precious hours with loved ones. I was recently listening to a close friend—ok, it was my husband—as he expressed Christmas gift shopping frustrations. We talked about how stressful this season (that…

Come and Dance!

I am honored and blessed to post my first guest blog, Come and Dance!, by Mary Bennett. I connected with Mary, also known as Dancing Dove, on GAB Social. She loves Jesus, dancing, and coffee, so I felt an immediate strong connection to her.  Her posts are uplifting, inspiring, honest,…

Made To Be Free

Happy Independence Day! Like many of you, my family celebrates this holiday with a cook-out and fireworks.  But do any of us take time to truly remember why we celebrate? I was asked to briefly speak at church about our country’s founding and independence.  I didn’t know where to start,…

Free to Dance

On this cool day following a late spring snowstorm, I sip a warm cup of tea and recall the many churches that I have attended throughout my life. My memory is absent of any instance of praise and worship dance during a service (excluding my current church). About half of…

Renewed Focus

Happy New Year! During the last few days, I have been taking time to reflect on accomplishments and challenges of the past year. I have also been considering what the Lord might have me do moving forward.  It’s a time of developing fresh hopes for the new year. God’s plans…

When God Breaks Through

I was losing ground.  Projects that I had been working on were being constantly pushed to a back corner as I addressed other things needing more immediate attention.  When time for those waiting projects became available, I could not get motivated to re-start them.  I was overwhelmed by the chaotic…

Treasure

Each year I try to read the entire Bible. Many people (speaking of Christians) don’t read the Bible for a variety of reasons such as; it’s boring, it doesn’t apply to my life, I don’t understand it, or it takes too long. Understanding comes by studying though, and studying does…