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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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Living in Community

The past few years, one of the things on my bucket list has been to see the giant sequoia trees at the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. These majestic trees can grow 350 feet tall. They are massively huge and strong. Yet their strength isn't from deep roots. Their strength comes from the many trees around them. Unable to survive alone.... ever, they grow in "tribes" or communities giving each of the trees around them strength and support.    The body of Christ is like that...

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Christ in Control

“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1  On the wall in my office, you will find this verse, handwritten by my granddaughter Sawyer. When she was in first grade, one of the activities in Sunday morning Bible study was to write out this scripture.   It has been on my wall to this day because it is such a reminder for me. A reminder to have hope. A reminder for my hope to be found in Christ alone. And a reminder...

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