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  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

    I fell back in love with my husband.I didn’t even realize how comfortable we had become—good friends with benefits, moving through life side by side but not fully…

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  • Treasure

    Treasure

    What are you keeping in your heart? Our hearts hold love, hope, and joy—but they also hold bitterness, jealousy, fear, and anger. Out of our hearts come both…

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  • Be Strong and Courageous

    Be Strong and Courageous

    “So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!”Psalm 31:24 (NLT)https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.31.24.NLT “Be strong and courageous.”Easier said than done. The Psalms are filled with…

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  • 2025 In Review

    2025 In Review

    What a whirlwind of a year. Derick and I are just about finished with twelve full months of planning, preaching, decorating, organizing, cleaning, building, buying, and caring for…

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  • What Are Words?

    What Are Words?

    What Are Words? by Bonica Brown Sweetly spoken moments,Secrets shared between friends,A mother’s loving hum,Quiet moments,Memories,Breath on the wind,Storms that rage and pass. Words are spoken.They are written…

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  • Rhythm

    Rhythm

    The steady beat of a heartFootsteps creak through the houseLaughter, like bells on the windBreathing in—breathing out. Oxygen fills my lungsAnd releases.Blood pulses through my heart and veins.Life…

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