The Spy Who Was Loved

I’m so thrilled to share my friend Christina Hubbard’s words this Third Thursday on allowing God to love us, just as we are! I’ve always wanted to be a spy. A black-suited world-traveling hero adept at accents and disguises, thwarting evil with a swift karate chop and remaining cool under any lie detector test. I …

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Finding Margin Part 2

We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:8b-9 NLT Ever feel like the apostle …

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Finding Peace in Total Surrender

Anxiety lurked beneath her beautiful makeup. Fear swam in the blue of her eyes. The what if’s of what could go wrong floated like word bubbles above her head. Yes, she had prayed. But she still couldn’t let go. I know this feeling.  We pray but still worry. We trust but still wonder. We just …

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4 Ways to Help your Kids Develop a Healthy Lifestyle

I’m so happy to have my friend Kelly Smith here on this Third Thursday to share some tips on wellness and developing a healthy lifestyle in our children.  We know our kids learn by what we do more than what we say, so thanks for the great tips and here’s Kelly!  I remember the year …

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Heeding the Call

“Down!”  The coach screams to his player rounding third.  He’ll need to slide into home to score the run.  The coach sees what the player can’t as the player runs as fast as he can.  He heeds the coach’s call and slides.  Safe! The run scores and the crowd erupts. Wouldn’t it be great if …

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