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  • September 7, 2020April 2, 2022
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Murmurs of Peace Reach My Heart

  • Creativity

What are murmurs of peace, and how can we hear them throughout our days? We each may have different experiences that wake up certain memories of times we felt calm and peaceful. But the connecting cord that binds us is the Holy Spirit, who Jesus […]

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  • May 1, 2020April 2, 2022
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Windows, Trees and Worship

  • Inspirational

Each month Chronic Joy Ministries shares a poetry prompt on their blog. For the month of April the theme was Windows and Trees. I love looking out windows and I love trees, so it was a perfect prompt for me.     Gazing Through the […]

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  • April 17, 2020April 2, 2022
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Shalom: Finding Peace and Wholeness

  • Celebration

Would shalom have shown up more often if I had taken the time to notice the good in each situation? If I had practiced more gratitude?

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  • March 4, 2020March 4, 2021
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Story: A Picture of Life’s Journey

  • Inspirational

I am participating in a Five Minute Friday 10 Day Writing Challenge. We can write for 5 minutes or more, but the goal is to write every day. We began on March 2, with the word TODAY, and I wrote for five minutes whatever came […]

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  • February 17, 2020February 20, 2020
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Wind: Enjoying Nature’s Gifts

  • Inspirational

The wind and I go back a long way. In my younger years I would stay outside as long as could before a storm…

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  • February 13, 2020February 19, 2020
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Curiosity: Have We Forgotten its Importance?

  • Inspirational

Curiosity killed the cat. At least that’s what people told me when I was a kid. I was very curious, but I also took things literally and wondered for the life of me what the adults meant by that.   Did Curiosity Really Kill the […]

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  • January 6, 2020April 15, 2021
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Day: Glimpses of My Life this New Year

  • A Simple Woman's Daybook

For my first post of the new year, I thought I’d start with an entry for The Simple Woman’s Daybook.  A lot has happened in our lives since my last daybook post. We’ve begun a new decade and my family is minus a member as […]

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  • October 30, 2019July 20, 2022
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Finding Hope in God and a Lament

  • Hope

Are you feeling heavy with burdens that seem too hard to bear? Do you sometimes wish you could crawl into a hole and disappear?  In this troubled world we live in, have we tried finding hope in God? FINDING HOPE IN GOD As I reading […]

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  • October 17, 2019April 2, 2022
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Leaves and Lives: Not Drifting Aimlessly

  • Inspirational

Do you ever feel like you are drifting through life, being blown along at a pace you did not choose? Or have you found a path you like but find it hard to stay focused? Do you plan ahead only to have circumstances thwart your […]

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  • October 15, 2019April 18, 2021
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Troubles: Lost, Found and God’s Provision

  • Memoir

On this #TellAMemoryTuesday, I conclude the stories of our troubles that first week in Plainfield, New Jersey. You can find links to the first three parts at my Tell A Memory Tuesday page. Last week I was still telling about the first day that week. […]

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