Isaiah 28:21, “The Lord will rise up… to do His work, His strange work, and perform His task, His alien task.” I refused to watch election night coverage. I just can’t handle all the opinions. So I decided to wait until the morning after to hear results. Sadly, not all my candidates won. Some
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What is God Calling Me to Do?
Ephesians 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Over the years, women have asked me, “How do you know what God is calling you to do?” Honestly, I spent years walking around asking the exact same question. The Bible
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Six Strategies for a Peaceful Start to your Kids’ School Day
Ecclesiastes 3:1, There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. One of my goals each morning is to get my kids’ school day started right. The idea came after reading Elizabeth George’s, “A Woman After God’s Own Heart.” She encourages moms, “to work diligently to send every family
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Bitterness Turned to Betterness
Bethany Walker Psalm 40:1 “I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.” My husband and I recently celebrated 18 years of marriage. We had originally planned a weekend get away, but as our anniversary date drew near, we realized our busy calendars would most likely reduce our much
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What Happens at Grandma’s…
Blog Writer: Melody Merritt 3 John 1:4, “I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children (and grandchildren) are following the truth.” I have entered the grandparenting season of life, and it is great! I love being “Mimi” to three granddaughters. I want to be a cool grandma and have my
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Word to the Tired Woman
Blog Writer, Bethany Walker Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy
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Five Steps Toward a More Blessed & Stronger Country
Proverbs 14:34 The Message (MSG) “God-devotion makes a country strong; God-avoidance leaves people weak.” On July 4, 1776, the Bible tells us God determined a new nation would rise. He also determined that nation’s boundaries. Acts 17:26-27 New Living Translation (NLT) 26 From one man He created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided
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The “Fatherless” Father’s Day
Psalm 68:5; John 3:16; Matthew 19:14; Songs of Solomon 4:7 Father’s Day is often a joyous occasion, but for some, it can be a reminder of an empty place in their lives. I can remember not too long ago when Father’s Day was a day that I dreaded. A gaping hole left by death, divorce, deployment… After my
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Life’s Milestones
Psalm 90:12, “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” When my children were young, older women would tell me, “The days are long but the years fly by.” They couldn’t have been more correct, except now, I feel like the days and years are flying by! I often