Growth
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Resurrection and Restoration – Jesus Changes Everything!
We’re one week away from celebrating Easter, the day Jesus followers celebrate the greatest event that…
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Surprised by Beauty…Again
On my walk through the woods near our house at the beginning of winter something caught…
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Sadness, yet Oncoming Beauty
I experience some melancholy each year with the arrival of fall. This sadness presents itself as…
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Being Grounded – Staying Grounded
I find great satisfaction when I am able to execute the Yoga Tree Pose and hold…
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Carpe-Diem-Seize the Day
When Calls the Heart, now in its 10th season, is one of my favorite TV drama…
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The Soil Matters
There’s nothing like having fresh tomatoes in the summer. I find they even taste better when…
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Dealing With an “Ouchie”
Two things about myself recently startled me: one in December and one February. As much as…
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An Unshakeable Hope
What’s your definition of hope? How do you use the word hope in a sentence? If…
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A Moment of Pain and Prayer
The eight-year anniversary of Mother’s death was Sunday. In so many ways it seems just like…
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In His Keeping-For His Time
A couple of months ago I wrote concerning what to do when the jolt of the…
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Surviving Turbulent Waters
I fell in love with the white sand beaches of Florida 40 years ago when my…
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A New Look at Sabbath
Growing up, going to church every Sunday was a common practice. I loved that this was…
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Rhythm > Balance
We all know music will not be pleasing to the ear if a steady beat and…
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God’s Protection-Building Faith
My husband and I took daily one-hour walks during the months of the COVID 19 lockdown.…
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It All Adds Up, or Does It?
I taught elementary school and remember the words used to teach subtraction. We use words like…
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Quieting Our Souls
We’re all walking out our own story in this outbreak of COVID-19. The most important question…
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Rest for Your Soul
There’s a study I was introduced to years ago called Journey to Freedom. The man who…
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Resilience of the Pink Calla Lily
My mother died October 23, 2014, almost 5 years ago. The amazing people my husband works…
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Celebrate Today
Two years ago today, we celebrated with family and friends the life of my fiery, bigger…
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Eight Essentials for Embracing Life
It’s February. Just last week I took down the last few Christmas decorations in our house.…
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More Room for Jesus
It’s the season of Advent: the time when we prepare for celebrating the birth of Jesus.…
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Hope in Affliction and Sorrow
I am behind in various things. One of the areas where I fell behind was getting…
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Always Present-It Matters!
Tennessee has now been my home for 23 years. I was born in Texas and didn’t…
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Grief-A Hard Journey
It’s good having people in our lives who frequently ask, “How are you really doing?” I’m…
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A Transformational Tool That Has Impacted My Life
Personality theories have always intrigued me. A few years ago my daughter introduced me to a…
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The Passion that Changed the World
There are things said to us in life that we never forget. Some of these words…
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Thinking in Threes: It Makes a Difference
A couple of weeks ago my husband and I attended a couple’s retreat. The theme was…
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Going Barefooted–Preparing for Advent
One of my favorite movies of all time is Australia. I saw it on the…
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Melancholic Joy
This week marks the four month anniversary of the death of my sister, Kimberly. It’s hard…
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Hope or HOPE!
For the past three months it seems like the word hope has shown up over and over…
Kristi Pennington 