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March 20, 2022

First Days

The first day of a new venture can be both exciting and unnerving. My first day of college brought many firsts — a new job, a new city, a new church,...

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March 19, 2022

What’s My Motivation?

During an extended vacation with my husband, I received an alert on my cell phone from our home security system. I checked the cameras and was surprised to see our son...

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March 18, 2022

Beginning to Heal

How could someone in his thirties have this much back pain? I wondered. One day the pain just showed up. I didn’t know what had caused it, but it hurt all...

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March 17, 2022

Aroma of Christ

On my way to church one Sunday morning, I noticed a pleasant scent. I looked up and saw olive flowers in bloom. Each of the small flowers was giving off a...

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March 16, 2022

What No Longer Works

It had been a year since I last made applesauce from fresh apples. I was eager to get into the task and gathered my tools quickly. As I started to prepare...

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March 15, 2022

Alive and Active

I took my family to see a musical. After it was over, I asked everyone what they liked most about it. My daughter, who plays piano, said that she liked the...

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March 14, 2022

Smoothing Out

One day I decided to turn my small pieces of leftover soap bars into one big bar of soap that would be usable. I cut the pieces smaller and melted them...

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March 13, 2022

Always in God’s Presence

About 20 years ago I suffered with a prolonged illness that severely limited my life. I spent most of my time in bed or in a chair. I felt horrible and...

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March 12, 2022

Unity in Christ

Seeing a huge, disorganized group of ducks flying overhead, I pulled to the side of the road to get a better look. I witnessed three groups merge into a giant V...

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March 11, 2022

What’s Inside

When I was in university, I was given cans of milk to take to school. I took care to clean the cans regularly and kept them in a secure place, but...

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