Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/dark-pathway-lit-with-small-light-fixture-pcZvxrAyYoQ?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink I opened my eyes to complete darkness. I know what it’s like to walk from the bedroom to the bathroom in the middle of the night; I get up and it’s pitch black, but then my eyes adjust and I see the moon shining in from outside, or the nightlight from …
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Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/january-calendar-waNAJOI7Jz8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Many people start the new year with a resolution while others say they won't start something they know they won’t finish. Think of it; how many times do New Year’s Resolutions get broken before the end of January? Just ask any gym owner, and you’ll hear the stories of packed gyms …
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Image compliments of: https://unsplash.com/photos/cars-parked-on-side-of-the-road-during-daytime-sDyXOlpCrAY?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash “Some lady just ran in front of our window.” I heard my husband say. “What?” in a perplexed, half-coffee finished voice, I replied. It was quite early in the morning, and I was getting ready for work. “Oh, Kevin’s out again.” He replied after stepping out the front door to look …
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The office where I work likes to celebrate Birthday’s, weddings, babies, and other milestones. Let me rephrase that; the offices I work in. I work in a building where I support several different areas. The most recent celebration was a baby shower to which I signed up for a veggie tray. I normally go out …
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Have you ever noticed large columnar clouds in the sky? They are cumulous clouds that form when warm air rises, then cools, then condenses. They are like a vertical story all of their own, shaped by the winds and the currents of warm air; nature depicting our very own Rorschach test. I imagine countless people …
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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:20 What does Matthew 6:20 mean? What are we supposed to glean from this passage? I have two thoughts that convict me with this verse. My first impression of this …
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This past Sunday before Memorial Day, my husband and I went to a church that we used to attend periodically, when we lived in our previous home. The church is close to a Farmers Market that has a themed event every week. Our prior home was in a very rural area and was pretty far …
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Restless, like a butterfly waiting to escape the cocoon Restless like the astronaut waiting to land on the moon. Restless, like a horse behind the stall before a race. Restless like a marathon runner trying hard to keep the pace. Restless, like the rooster trying to coax out the sun. Restless like the hurdle jumper …
The Encouraged Woman 