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Are you recognizing answered prayers?

Oh, believe me, I’m looking directly in the mirror as I ask this question.  The Lord has enlightened me recently.  My answered prayers came in the midst of trials, so I focused on the trials and missed the answers. 

I’ve…

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What are you doing with Easter this year?

Did you trip over the preposition “WITH” and think that was a typo?  Did you expect to read “What are you doing ON Easter this year?” meaning “What are your plans for the day?” 

There are many beautiful Easter traditions…

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New Beginnings

The last day of August with Labor Day weekend around the corner.  The end of summer and the start of a new school year.  The excitement of new possibilities. 

Do you have children going back to school?  Are you taking…

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Christmas in July (Two new Christmas songs) 

So, how’s the weather in your neck of the woods?  It’s rainy and chilly here in Western PA as I'm writing this.  I don’t mind it at all.   Truth be told, summer isn’t my favorite season.  Winter is.  I was…

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Letter to My Father

This is a weekend to celebrate fatherhood. My Dad, who passed away in 2019, was truly amazing.  My Father-in-Law is also fantastic.  I’m very fortunate.     

Many emotions are associated with the word “father”.  I’ve heard that people get their…

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Think God makes mistakes? 

I initially posted this to Facebook during Holy Week, 2019.  It seemed appropriate to share for my birthday as I meditated on His love for me and revisited Psalm 139.     

As I’ve taken time since Lent to quietly question and…

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Memorial Day Meditations

It's June 2nd.  It's my birthday.  So I'm taking the liberty of bending the rules and posting this Memorial Day blog.  

During a recent detour from my planned agenda, God took me through a private Memorial Day ceremony with Him…

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Need some wellness tips? Then read on. . .

I wanted to reach out and share some tips that might help you gain some traction in the new year.  Feel free to reach out if you’d like more information about a particular topic, or print out this list for…

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What do you hold onto in times of loss?   

“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”  Job 1:21  

The other day I said that over and over with tears streaming down my face.  I said it because I believe it…

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What's Your Focus in Times of Fear?

We live in unprecedented times.  The recent coronavirus pandemic is like nothing I’ve seen in my 50 years on the planet.  Thirty minutes scrolling through my Facebook feed today was enough to see plenty of frightening news.  Empty grocery store…

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