Our Stories Unleashed

Abundant Provision

Many moons ago, HC Maples gave me a blackberry cane. Since I don’t trust my gardening abilities, I planted it next to my back door so I would remember to water it. Within a few years, the brambles took over the sidewalk, covering the path to our back yard.   The next year, we moved a few slips to a narrow fence row near our garage. Once again, the blackberries flourished. They grew, multiplied, and provided more fruit than we could imagine. Last year, we had berries in the...

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Immeasurably More

Sometimes I tell myself a story. Usually, it is a story where I am the underdog, misunderstood, and finally the hero. Today, my morning started with a story. Changes at our granddaughter’s school left a gap for my mind to race to extremes, to have mental conversations with people not present, and to triumph as the savior of the day. The stories I tell myself include a minimum amount of truth, a high level of emotion, and a naïve telling of the story.  Missing is the...

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My Prayer

Twenty-five years ago when I found out I was pregnant with my first child, I knew one thing.... I had no idea how to parent. God did, however, provide amazing moms and dads who were incredible parents. The one thing they all had in common was that they prayed scripture over the lives of their children.  As I spent more time with these parents, I learned that they prayed scripture over their jobs, homes, relationships, highs and lows. While I spent time praying for...

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