Songs of soft praise laced with the warm scent of coffee hovered in the air as cheerful ladies trickled through…
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Letting Go of Clutter and Holding On to Peace
The Carolina clay has housed our family roots for over a decade now, but prior to settling here, we moved…
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When Life Doesn’t Follow Your Plans
Short on time and long on haste, I jotted a nearby address into my car’s GPS one morning and, to…
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Seeing God in the Middle of Your Messed-Up Plans
I’ve had my share of daydreams about living on permanent vacation, but this wasn’t how I pictured it going down….
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Thirsting for Rest Amid Stress
I’d barely tiptoed into dreamland before hearing a clamor down the hall. Rising in the moonlit shadows, I tend to…
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Hope for the Hard Days
Air-conditioning blasted through dusty moving van vents as we pulled away from our southern roots, yet the farther north we…
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Free Bird, Caged Song
Dawn awakes, stretching bright limbs wide across the eastern sky. So much energy displayed for such a still moment in…
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Valley of Blessing
We looked like a normal family. On weekends. Every Friday night, my husband’s plane would land, and we’d cram all…
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The Ministry of Hard Things
As the sun whispers its rise in the window behind me, I lay in bed praying for strength to start…
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