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Giving Thanks for Little Things
I needed comfortable brown shoes for a trip and had only minutes to spare. If I’d been shopping with a girlfriend, I’d have said, “I want to find the cutest shoes in the world!” Only my dearest Friend went that day and I tell him everything. I said, “Lord, I want to find the cutest…
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Jesus in the Jewish Shabbat
Do you enjoy captivating fiction? Then you’ll love The Thousand Islands Gilded Age series by my friend, award-winning author Susan G. Mathis. Set in the beautiful Thousand Islands in upstate New York (her childhood stomping ground), Susan skillfully weaves historical fact with intriguing story. I’ve invited her to share about her latest Christmas novella. By…
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Thoughts on the Pursuit of Happiness
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.” During elementary school, likely you memorized these words from the Preamble to The Declaration of Independence. The words are rich…
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God Is My Rock! I Will Not Be Shaken!
Do you feel shaken? Has this crazy “year of the unexpected” shaken you? I consulted Thesaurus, wondering what words I’d find to amplify the meaning. Surprised. Stunned. Dazed. Upset. Traumatized. Taken aback. That pretty well covers it, don’t you think? Who could have imagined, when we welcomed this new year, what a wild adventure awaited…