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Review That Book! Part 1: For the Average Joe Reader
I’ve been a book blogger with Bethany House for about 3 years and I’ve learned a few things along the way. One of them is, goodness, why wasn’t I supporting my favorite authors with reviews on amazon, indigo (or for…
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When You Can’t Sleep
I used to struggle a lot with sleeping when my husband had to be away (#militarylife). And then, my older son (now eight) started to struggle with fear. I couldn’t help feeling inadequate as I tried to help him to…
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Worship in the Battle
On the Run Before he was a king, David was a shepherd boy, an armour bearer and harp player for King Saul … then he became a man on the run, fearing for his life. The very one for whom…
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Take Courage and Lend Courage
Step Out and Take Courage What if your miracle was as close as your next step? That thing you’re praying for, planning for . . . what if God was saying, “Your move.” My Bible reading lately has been in…
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Shift the Atmosphere In Your Home | A Devotional
… 5 Keys to Inviting Peace and Joy In When my boys were little (not that they’re all that old at eight and six) I went through a season of learning one of my job descriptions: establishing an atmosphere of…
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Hope in the Wilderness
The Trial The promised land was close. The Israelites were fresh out of slavery, yet fearful for their future. “If only we had died in the land of Egypt!” the Israelites said. “Or if only we had died in this…
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For the Imperfect | Faith | Hope | Love
Eyes Above the Waves We’d all love to be able to say our faith can’t be shaken. But I, for one, am not too proud to see that it can happen. Take the Apostle Peter for example. He saw Jesus…
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Life in the 1920s | 10 Short Youtube Videos
Do you ever wonder what life was like before the radio? Before television? As a novelist (of the historical fiction kind) my research takes me back a hundred years and it is pretty fascinating. The roaring twenties started out with…
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Intentional & Thankful
I’ve been quiet on my blog, but not because there’s nothing happening. We’ve had a stay home order since Boxing Day (for you non-Canadians, that’s December 26th). We still have a stay home order now, but the kids went back…
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Worry Is Not In The Job Description
Thursday Thankful Moments Matthew 6. The whole chapter has been my lighthouse the past week. Christmas is around the corner and it’s hard to not dwell on how we want things to be. The loved ones we want to see.…
