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Apologize

I'm going to write a series of devotions with titles starting with each letter of the alphabet in sequence.  Today's title start's with A, the next devotion will be titled starting with a B and so on. Apologize. Have you ever had to apologize to someone?  I remember...

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Living Your Life

I hope you live a life you're proud of.  If you find that you are not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.    - F. Scott Fitzgerald *Taken from "Present Over Perfect" book by Shauna Niequist.

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ABC’s and 123’s

In today's world, we can find the ABC's and 123's of how to do about anything!  It used to be you could buy the yellow and black books titled "__________ for Dummies".  You could find "Tax Prep for Dummies"; "Baking for Dummies"; "Internet for Dummies".  It was the...

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Give It To Me.

Have you ever seen a toddler grab a hold of something small that fits into their hand and they wrap their little fingers tightly around it and won't let go?  We may try to pry those little fingers open but they seem to just hold tight to their treasure.  They kick and...

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How Did You Know That?

When my daughter, Morgan, was little, she was a pistol!  Don't get me wrong... we loved her, of course, and she was adorable with deep dimples, dark eyes and the funniest little personality.  But she was a little stinker at times. One day I had scolded her for...

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Just Add Water

I'm about over watering my flowers!  I love my flowers but about this time of the season, I'm ready to move on to fall decorations - straw, pumpkins, and scarecrows! However, I felt kind of bad because the flowers were still alive and blooming but due to the extreme...

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Simple.

Road trips. Camping. Snow days. Driving through the mountains. Why do I love all of these things?  Because they all involve simplifying and living with the basics. When taking road trips and driving through the mountains and camping, you take the basic necessities. ...

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Sometimes We Gotta Think Before We Speak… Or Write

I've been battling what seemed to be a summer cold.  I'd had enough and went to the local Urgent Care.  I was the second person in the door as it opened.  But it seemed there was some "false advertising" (as in "urgent")  going on as I sat in the back room for a very...

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You May Not Understand

About a year ago I felt God telling me to bring Natalie Grant to our little town.  Not just have a Christian concert... but bring Natalie Grant to town.  I remember thinking, "this cannot be what God wants.  It's just too big."  I ignored it.  A few months later, I...

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