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Rest for a Deeper Faith Walk and More Productive Life

I think of “rest” when I think of summer. It’s the season of vacations, hammocks, and slowing down. But summer was only like that when I was seven.  The lazy hazy days of summer no longer exist unless I intentionally make them days of rest.  Life is like that; isn’t it? We have to be intentional about everything that’s important to …

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How to Defeat Depression and Restlessness

Depression and Restlessness Engulfed Me One day when I was up to my eyeballs in diapers and bottles, sippy-cups and Cheerios, I sat on a beach with my best friend. It was a beautiful day. Life appeared perfect, but the tears would not stop. Life was a struggle for me. Restlessness refused to leave me alone, and depression sucked the …

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Why am I Here?

  Do you find yourself asking that age old question, “Why am I here?”? Don’t tell anyone, but I do too. Sometimes I ask the same question. It’s usually after experiencing disappointment or not enough sleep. :) It may seem like I’ve got it all together, but I’ll let you in on a little secret: NOBODY DOES. Not all the …

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Seven Promises of God to Stand on When You’re Having a Bad Day

It wasn’t a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day,” but I FELT like it was. Have you had one of those days? You honk at the car in front of you taking toooooo long to realize the light is green. You yell at the cat or your husband for no reason, and you think . . . what is wrong …

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