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I Had A Dream

Jessica Schneider · May 9, 2021 · Leave a Comment

It is my dad’s birthday today. True story. May 10^th.

I can’t think of a better thing to write about than the love of a good Father!

Last night I had a dream. It was a beautiful dream. I had a beautiful dream that someone that I consider to be a reflection of my heavenly Father, called me and said “I had a dream about you last night”.

I Had a Dream

Dream. Defined by Merriam-Webster “as a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep”, and “a strongly desired goal or purpose.”

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Grace & Truth For Life Changes

Heather Hart · May 7, 2021 · 1 Comment

So… my oldest son graduates from high school this month.

To be completely candid, I’m a mess.

They finally found something that is helping my migraines, (which is fantastic! – Yay, God!) However, we’ve realized that my head has been in so much pain over the past few years, I was completely numb to everything else.

So here I am, feeling all the feelings I haven’t been, attending scholarship ceremonies, the final state meet of… not just the year, but their lives. And I’m an emotional wreck.

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Jesus and Lazarus: What You Might Have Missed

Sherry Chamblee · May 5, 2021 · 1 Comment

I heard a sermon today about Jesus and Lazarus, and something struck me about that story.

It’s a very unique story in the Gospels, one where Jesus purposely waited for death to overcome His friend. It’s a story that teaches us we can come to Jesus with our confusion and doubt and He will lovingly answer. It’s a story about Jesus showing emotion, and it’s about Jesus overcoming what no one else can overcome – death itself.

But what struck me this day is something we tend to overlook in the story.

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The Power Of A Prayer Partner

Valerie Riese · May 3, 2021 · Leave a Comment

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view, though we once regarded Christ in this way we do so no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old is gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:15-17

Have you ever prayed with a stranger and then instantly felt a unique, lasting connection with that person, and wondered why you felt such fondness for someone you spent so little time with?

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Grace & Truth When You Need It Most

Heather Hart · April 30, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Before you do anything,
put your trust totally in God and not in yourself.
Then every plan you make will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3 TPT

After having a migraine every day for three and a half years, I’ve finally gotten some relief. My head still hurts every day, but nothing like it use to be… well, most days that is.

My problem is that I’m feeling so much better, I want to complete everything I haven’t been able to do. So I’m trying to do 3.5 years of work in a month.

Let’s just say, it’s not going well.

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Are You a Peacemaker?

Candid Guest · April 28, 2021 · 4 Comments

Are You a Peacemaker: How to Choose Unity Over Division is a Guest Post Written by Stacie Cherill Dickson

I am a very passionate person.

I love people so much and want to see them live their best life in Christ.

Although my zeal is wonderful, sometimes I have found myself pushing my own personal convictions on others in a harsh way. There is a fine line to tread of sharing your beliefs as in invitation versus forcing someone to believe like you.

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5 Bible Verses to Help You Sleep

Heather Hart · April 26, 2021 · 10 Comments

Do you ever have trouble falling asleep?

Have you ever laid in bed awake for hours?

If so, you are not alone.

In fact, it’s currently 3:30 in the morning.

Falling asleep and staying asleep is something I seem to be struggling with more and more. And here I am awake again. There’s nothing on my mind, it’s just alert.

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Prayer, Grace & Truth

Valerie Riese · April 23, 2021 · 4 Comments

It’s Heather’s week to do Gace & truth today, but I’m stepping in because she’s swamped. And I’m able to step in because I took off work today. She’s swamped, and I took off for the same reason: to write a book.

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Peace Be Still: One Mom’s Struggle to Overcome Yelling

Candid Guest · April 21, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Peace Be Still is a Guest Post written by Rachel Nelson

I didn’t know I was a yeller until I had kids.

When my first born transitioned from babyhood to toddler-hood, I learned that I could get angry, irritated, and stressed a lot quicker than I’d like to admit.

And although I am filled with guilt every time I have yelled or otherwise expressed anger to my kids, I haven’t been able to completely break the habit.

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Resist The Devil And He Will Flee

Valerie Riese · April 19, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7

The devil tempted Jesus repeatedly as He wandered through the desert for 40 days. Each time, Jesus resisted Satan’s bait and instead obeyd God’s plan, until eventually the devil fled.

I struggled with debilitating anxiety for a long time, because I was afraid to confront Satan and call him out on his lies. But then as I read in Revelations 12:11 that Satan is defeated by the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus reminded me I am covered by that same blood, and that I belong to Him.

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