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Faith

Why Bother Taking a Risk With God’s Love?

Risky To be loved by someone requires us to trust the one who says they love us.  My marriage has taught me that believing the words, “I love you,” does take time. But, over the span of time those words do cause one to  believe and trust the one who says them.   Over the span…
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Why Bother Walking With a Light?

   The Dark As newlyweds, my husband and I were also new landowners. A few months before we exchanged our wedding vows, we purchased five acres of land. Our marriage along with owning land, were both an exciting and new venture for us.  Walking our property one afternoon as husband and wife, my new spouse shared…
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Why Bother Being Found?

Lost I’ve been lost a few times in my life, and being lost conjures up two major emotions inside of me; shame and fear. I feel ashamed because I’m a grown woman. It’s expected that a child will get lost, but not a grown woman.  Secondly, is an overpowering sense of fear. How will I…
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Why Bother Letting God’s Love Shape our Lives?

Taking Shape Our lives form a particular structure and pattern, unique to us and according to the season of life we are living.  For example; when I was a single woman, I arranged my life around, going to college classes, reading textbooks, and writing essays. My life took on the shape of a young female…
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