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  • Draw Closer

    Last week, I was awake at 4:00am and I wrote about an emotional and personal experience I was going through awaiting and receiving news about a close family member. The outpouring of prayers and love was incredible and I am so grateful. I was awake so early, that I was able to write and post…

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  • The Doors of Life

    Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 Thank you, my dear friends, for praying for my special intention from last week, and…

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  • Open Your Heart

    This past weekend, I attended a conference called “Christ Our Life” in Des Moines, Iowa. I had seen the advertisement in my Facebook feed and I had a prompting to attend. I was intrigued by an “in-person” event and I purchased my ticket right away. I prayed for someone to attend with me, and the…

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  • Eagles Eyes

    I was at the eye doctor last week for a contact lens fitting. It had been years since I have worn contacts, and I wanted to give it another try. My eyesight has really changed over the years and I require both distance and reading lenses. The doctor ordered two different options for me to…

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  • Be Not Afraid

    Be not afraid to look with your heart, prayerfully and truthfully, and see how you are away from Me. Ask, and I will take you by the hand and lead you to where you can see with new eyes, and in turn, repent and come back to Me. Pray, breathe and be still and I…

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  • Choose Life

    On my recent trip to Colorado, I planned a day trip in the mountains to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I planned a surprise activity for him – a mountain hike to St. Mary’s Glacier and it was a beautiful start to our day. I chose a place that we had never been to before, I…

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  • Take Courage

    Do not let your heart be troubled, for I am with you. When I am faced with fear and anxiety, the Lord says, “take courage”. I realize for me to have courage is to turn further toward God and follow Him; to follow His voice, His lead, His command. He is the one who has…

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  • The Words I Speak

    Words are powerful things, they can either lift up or tear down, they can encourage or discourage, they can bring peace or discord, words are important. They can be uttered in haste with little thought or be deliberate with concern. It is definitely something I strive to work on daily; to stay close to the…

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  • Watch and Pray

    Watch and pray, these are the words that echo in my mind, watch and pray, so simple but difficult at the same time. When I want to share my deep pain that I am experiencing, the Lord says, watch and pray. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. Psalm…

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  • Mercy

    This past weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, the second Sunday after Easter instituted by Pope John Paul II. Divine Mercy is one of my favorite feast days and every year its beauty of mercy and love speak to my heart in a great way. What a different year it is, as public Masses and services…

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