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Recognizing “Preparers” In Your Life

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A Well-Prepared Field I’m an Indiana girl, transplanted to the beautiful Pacific Northwest at age forty-four. Though I love the mountains, ocean, and emerald-green forests of my new home, I miss the beauty of a freshly plowed field, crying out for seed. A successful harvest often depends on the preparation of the soil. Watch out now…that’ll preach! God, the Great …

Would You Choose Rest or Struggle?

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If You Had The Choice If your boss/co-workers/husband/kids came to you today and said, “I’ll give you the choice–whole day to do absolutely nothing, or a whole day of stressful situations to deal with,” which would you choose? No-brainer, right? Rest Sounds Best They say, “The grass is always greener…” To a young mom, who hasn’t had a full night’s …

Endorsement for Tessa Afshar’s Harvest of Gold

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What An Honor! When Tessa messaged me on Facebook to ask if I’d consider endorsing Harvest of Gold, I was elated! I love her work, and I’d been waiting with GREAT anticipation for this sequel to Harvest of Rubies. It took me all of two seconds to respond with a “YES!!!” I Enjoyed It Slowly… I’m a slow reader by nature, and …

Brokenness–Even the “Good” Get Badly Broken

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Brokenness From 3 Sources If you haven’t yet read the book, Love in a Broken Vessel, let me give you a short synopsis. It’s the story of a faithful prophet, Hosea, who is commanded by God to marry a prostitute named Gomer. Much of this novel is based on the biblical record of Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jonah, Amos, 2 Kings, and …

A Newsletter Cometh!

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What Makes a Good Newsletter? The last thing you need is more junk email. So, I need your help to provide meaningful content. A good newsletter will provide a variety of information but maintain the depth of meaning that you’ve come to expect from my devotionals and novels. Thanks For Your Help! I recently posted a question on my Facebook …

3 Ways to Avoid Spiritual Famine

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What Kind of “Spiritual Famine”? In Israel’s history, the days of King Jeroboam II, Amos prophesied Yahweh’s message of an imminent famine to Amaziah, High Priest at Bethel’s temple, home of the golden calf: “The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land—not a famine of food or a thirst for water, …