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Know Your “Why”
All I had to do was get on the Interstate. The trouble is, I had no idea where the Interstate was. Lost I learned to drive in the family minivan, primarily by driving…
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February Pro-Life Challenge: Immerse Yourself
Do you remember the moment you aligned yourself with the pro-life movement? My draw to the pro-life movement started young, after passing by a small brick building in my hometown, its lawn dotted…
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If Our Love Story Was a Novel
I’d been denying it for months. But when Samantha handed me a note from her brother Ben and my heart slammed against my chest, I knew I couldn’t any longer. I liked this…
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Houses & Holiness
One year ago, we moved into our little house on the prairie. Moving day brought such a sense of relief, as our previous home had sat on the market for months without so…
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Sunshine and Roses
Ah, Valentine’s Day. You either love it or you hate it, right? This is the twelfth Valentine’s Day my husband Ben and I celebrated together, if you can believe it—we’re high school sweethearts.…
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Don’t Give Up
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” The verse from Galatians 6:9 kept popping into my mind when…
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A Glorious Intermingling
A few weeks ago, a Christmas song I’ve heard dozens of times before without having an emotional reaction to brought me to tears as I drove down the street, feeling the weight of…
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Trusting God in Decision-Making
“How am I supposed to approach this decision, Mary Beth?” I whispered… “Ah, Molly,” Mary Beth crooned. “Isn’t that the million-dollar question? What is God’s will for my life? Right?” she clarified, and…
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Where it All Began
Have you ever been lost in a page-turning, stay-up-until-2am novel and wondered how in the world the author came up with such a story? Perhaps, once finished with it, you closed it and…
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Purpose in Suffering: Part I
“There was only one perfect man who ever lived. Only one man who was obedient when he definitely deserved an easy out. Jesus knows what it feels like to be in an impossible…
