1st Sunday Devotional – In Storm or Sunshine

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The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. …2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV) Back when I posted the first of my 1st Sunday Devotionals, I told you how I had once upon a time thought about doing a Hiker’s Devotional. At the time I had maybe fifteen devotionals I’d written when I was …

Love Is In the Air

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I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. ~Arthur Rubinstein Happy Valentine’s Day! Facebook today has been filled with pictures of flowers and candy and cards as many have shared their romantic gifts. Such fun to see so many happy posts. But some people don’t like Valentine’s Day because it makes them feel lonely. Perhaps …

“God Will Make a Way”

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“If you feel lonely God is your smile. If you cry God will wipe your tears. If someone breaks your heart God will embrace you. God will make a way into your heart.” (Unknown source) The graphic here shares a bit of a passage out of my new book, These Healing Hills. It fits the theme of the stories some …

A Story of God’s Love

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“Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love, and the future to God’s providence.” ~Augustine I sent out a newsletter last week to help celebrate my new book, These Healing Hills.  I nearly always offer a chance for readers to win something in a giveaway in my newsletters. (If you didn’t get the newsletter and would like …

The End Holds Hands with The Beginning

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“The beginning and the end reach out their hands to each other.” (Chinese Proverb) One more time I have written those two oftentimes elusive words. The end. I’m not sure I’ve written the right words before those two necessary words, but as the King suggests in the quote below, I stopped. “Begin at the beginning,”, the King said, very gravely, …

From South Africa with Love – A True Life Love Story

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Don’t you just love a great love story? You all know how much I enjoy how you share your stories with me when I have a contest of some kind. Your stories make me the big winner in those contests. (I’ll be having a birthday contest soon.) I enjoy hearing from you in between contests too and I’m always glad …