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About a month ago my husband, Chris, and our daughter, Aletheia, went pear picking at my in-laws’ farm. Chris’ mom and dad have a beautiful pear tree in their front yard, and with Aletheia’s help, Chris managed to fill a Rubbermaid trashcan with hundreds of pears. At first the pears were hard as rocks, but with the last warm days of fall, the pears began to soften. When the smell of ripened pear started to fill our garage, we knew it was time to roll up our sleeves
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This rusty barrel sits in our back yard. It is old, ugly and forgotten. One winter morning, the sun was beaming down on the frost covered earth. The rusted out barrel looked as if it had been dusted with gold glitter. It was beautiful! I was amazed that something so ordinary was made magnificent by God’s creation. I have experienced some “ugly” circumstances. I have often felt alone and beaten down, but God has proven that He will make my Continue reading Beauty in the Unexpected… 
I was seven months pregnant with my son when one evening I looked down at my left hand and discovered the diamond on my engagement ring was gone. My stomach dropped and I began to breathe deeply to prevent a panic attack. I was driving on the highway to a friend’s house, and as soon as I got off the exit, I pulled over to call my husband, doing my best not to sob. “Looked… down…. diamond…. gone….. don’t…. know… where…. could… be….” In the midst of making Continue reading Lost Diamond… This week, the Lord took me back to the foot of the Cross. There I stood beside Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus. There we wept together; there we stood in motionless agony as the blood of the Lord flowed down the rugged cross. As I spent time in each Gospel, I was taken back to the scenes of the mock trial. My ears heard the shouts, the insults, the laughter. I saw them spit on my Lord, pluck his beard, and press the thorns into His brow. I Continue reading Walk with Me… |
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