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Oh How He Loves Us: Guest Post
By Kristin L. Nelson There are no words to describe the depths of God’s love for us. His love is more powerful than any of us could every fully know. His love is strong, yet tender. He is the mighty...
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Why You Should Consider The Gospel According To Country Music
Country music gets a bad rap. I used to think it consisted of Hee Haw’s cast singing about getting drunk because their wife ran off with their best friend’s sister’s brother-in-law from her third...
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Inspiring Stories: Tammy’s Story {by Tammy Bolt Werthem}
I Surrender All It‘s an honor to have Tammy Werthem share in our inspiring stories series. Her ministry, iwokeupyesterday.com. shares hope and healing with men and women. Read her story and check...
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Parenting Series: Why Mama Needs A Minute
By Contributing Writer Kristen L. Nelson of Not Alone Mom “Can everyone just leave me alone for a minute PLEASE?! Mama needs a minute. Sound familiar? There are “those days” that seem to creep up on us...
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Where Did Your Confidence Go? Guest Post Michelle D. Howe
It’s my honor to partner with Michelle Howe in releasing her new book, “It is Finished.” You can download it free August 15-16 at Amazon by clicking here. Have you seen my confidence? I know it was...
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Facing My Fears And Why I’m Running to God
I’ve had this post in my head for months. It’s about fears. It’s about food. And it’s all about God. This week, I stepped out in facing my fears by making a forty day personal commitment between me and...
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How to Face Your Fears And Be Victorious (Part 1)
It’s been a week since I committed to face my fears and run to God instead of reaching for food or alternatives for food. Forty days to run His direction instead of running to my coping mechanisms. And...
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What Is Needed For Restoring Relationships
When I look out on the sea of faces, some young, some old, I see tears, heartache and unspoken pain. It’s behind the beautiful demeanor, but present all the same. When I speak on broken relationships,...
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When Wounds Won’t Heal (and a giveaway for you)
There are wounds that heal. And then there are wounds that are always there. A festering sore. A dull pain that reminds you of the hurt. A thorn in the flesh Paul (the apostle) called it. He asked God...
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The Power of Honoring Our Stories
I sat across from her. In the glow of the restaurant, she looked away and spoke from her pain. She was honest with me. I heard and understood her. The book of her life opened. It began making sense to...
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Never Be Shamed Again
And never again will my people be shamed…Joel 2:26, 27 I looked out on the sea of faces, men and women, black and white, young and old, and saw their eyes. Eyes that a few minutes before were...
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Lessons From A Thing Called Grace
“I struggle with it,” she said, looking me in the eyes. She was struggling with judgment, but also with grace. I’ve wrestled with judgment and grace. Have you? Judging others when they broke rules you...
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How To Handle Unmet Holiday Expectations
My hometown is beautiful at Christmas with twinkling lights and picture perfect decorations. It mirrors the image of Christmas. A season of great expectations. Unmet holiday expectations are...
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When Things Change, God Doesn’t
“Every good and perfect gift comes from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who doesn’t change like shifting shadows” James 1:17 (NIV) This weekend I’ll be speaking to a group of...
View ArticleJeremiah 29:11 Does God Have Plans for You in 2014?
Do you believe God has plans for you in 2014? Are you familiar with the verse from Jeremiah 29:11? “‘For I know the plans I have for you’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,...
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Healing and Hope of A Spring Thaw
The sun is beautiful today, reflecting it’s glory off the snow-covered ground that’s been our view for the last three months. For most of the cold-belt, it’s been the winter of all winters. Over 100...
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What A Little Rejoicing Can Do – A Challenge
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, rejoice! (Phil 4:4) It’s easy to rejoice when things are going well. It’s hard to rejoice when things are going wrong. How many times when I awake, my...
View ArticleGot Balance Series – Defining Priorities
The recent “Got Balance“retreat tackled issues moms struggle with trying to balance the never-ending responsibilities of being a wife, mom, and woman. Every time I do the retreat, women ask for more –...
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How to Grow Older Gracefully
Easter weekend is about endings and beginnings. It’s about new life, living in resurrection power, leaving death behind and walking in the fullness of God’s grace. Every Easter we talk about the empty...
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Insecurity: The Secret Most Moms Hide
“I don’t need you to envy me, I just need you to be proud of me.” The words poured onto the screen as she typed them to her mom. At forty-something, she felt like a little girl again, revisiting her...
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