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Waiting With Joy

I was probably about 8 years old and what I wanted for Christmas more than anything was a package of fine tip Crayola markers. I told my mom in plenty of time and then I waited.   Well, I sort of waited. While I waited I searched for where Mom may have hidden the presents. She must not have expected me to look for them, because they weren’t very hard to find. When I found the markers, I was so excited. It didn’t matter to me that I wouldn’t be surprised on Christmas...

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Family Stories

Growing up the youngest in the family has its advantages.   My older sisters stood up for me, even when I didn’t ask for or deserve their support. One day I got bored waiting for my mom to get off a phone call. I saw some scissors beside her and had an idea. Not much later, Mom found a trail of blond hairs all over the house and cornered me in the bathroom demanding to know who had cut my hair. I just looked at her. My sisters ran to my defense...

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Never Stop Learning to Pray

We never stop learning to pray. Our conversations with God change in their tone and language over the seasons. He speaks and we speak. He listens and we listen. Yet we speak and listen differently in different seasons of life.  James 5:13-16 (NCV) says, “Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. Anyone who is sick should call the church’s elders. They should pray for and pour oil on the person in the name of the Lord...

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