Confessions of a Peace Lover...

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I received a lovely note via facebook the other day:  “ …thank you for the One Year Bible that you gave me at college graduation. It has really been a blessing in my life, and led me to scripture that I probably would not have encountered otherwise. Thank you for providing me with such a wonderful tool to discovering more of God’s word.”

This sweet gal had already sent a thank you note back in 2010 and yet she took the time to send a second

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Life is More

There comes a time each week during the Monday night small group gathering at my church where we take time to inquire as to how we can pray for each other in the upcoming week. Recently at the conclusion of our gathering ; someone made a comment, almost in passing; she said, “It’s always something isn’t it.” We all smiled and chuckled quietly in agreement before folding our hands in prayer and then dispersing quietly into the night, back to our everyday lives.

Since that evening, I’ve had many conversations

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“Christmas shopping is over; I’m not buying a single thing more!”

That’s what I whispered in a prayer to God and a reminder to myself after picking up one last small gift.  This year, my husband and I decided it best to keep all gift buying to a bare minimum; and I was sticking to it! Just small thoughtful gifts for close family, and many of the gifts I’d even made myself using the many craft materials I had accumulated at home saved up for the “someday” when I’d have

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Give thanks for the new tires

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For a couple weeks when my daughter was three, she added a new line to the end of her bedtime prayers, “And thanks for the new tires.”

Her prayer was prompted by an event that started with a one hour drive to my Grandma’s house. I noticed that the car had  extra tire noise, and front-end shaking. When my husband got home, he inspected the tires and found wire showing on one of the front tires. The next morning, I headed to the shop with my two toddlers

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