Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-wooden-bench-HlhgXw-1r8A?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Dee unlocked the door to go on her morning walk to the park. As she opened the door, she felt the slight breeze rustle through her hair. “I’d better grab a jacket”, she said to the empty house. It had been 6 months since Carl died and she couldn’t seem to …
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The traffic was heavy, as usual, on Livvy’s way home from work. She was frustrated because the day had not gone as she planned. She had back-to-back meeting which resulted in her almost missing her deadline for the project she was assigned. As she was running down the hall to her boss’s office, the heal …
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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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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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The Encouraged Woman 