What Helps Me When 2020 Kicks My Butt

For me yesterday, for all intents and purposes, was fall. Yep, it’s still warm and sticky here in central Illinois and very, very few trees have started to turn into their magnificent fall wardrobe. But for me the page has turned—two of the kids left Saturday to go back to […]

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Two Questions to Help You Live Purposefully in This Pandemic

During the ongoing pandemic my schedule has been severely pruned. At times it felt like I’m not doing much for God or anyone else. It has taken me quite a while to figure out and adjust to my new normal. Doing life one day at a time was all I […]

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Virtual Bible Study Week 4–What Do You Want Your New Normal to Look Like?

Lesson:Scriptures For This Week’s Lesson: Jeremiah 29:1-14 Jeremiah 17:7-8 Proverbs 21:1   Emily Bedwell is so good to put into words what we are feeling and thinking. She posted this last week and is perfect for what we are discussing today—especially the first paragraph. Thank you, Emily!   What are […]

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The Waiting Room is the Worst–Strength and Purpose for Uncertain Times

Virtual Bible Study Week 3 The Waiting Room is the Worst–Strength and Purpose for Uncertain Times Discussion Questions   Scriptures: Genesis 39-41:16 Daniel 9:1-19; 10:1-14 John 5:17   Does the uncertainty of the times bother you? If so, how? What character qualities did it take for Joseph to take on […]

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Virtual Bible Study–Let Me Write That Down–The Power of List-Making When Life is Crazy and Uncertain

  Week 2 Let Me Write that Down—The power of List-making when life is crazy and uncertain   If you have time before class starts, read Psalm 33. Scriptures— There are countless lists in the Bible from Exodus 31 listing the articles the craftsmen were to make for the Temple […]

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Virtual Bible Study Questions–Week 1

Virtual Bible Study Discussion Questions and Homework   Whether or not you were part of the Virtual Bible on April 1, 2020, welcome to my website! I am excited to be a part of this online community! Below are the questions we discussed plus homework for next week. The homework […]

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How I Found Happiness Amidst Struggle

If there’s one thing I learned in the difficult season my family recently went through, it’s that the key to happiness is not found in carefree, perfect days all strung together as far as the eye can see. That’s not reality. If we wait for the perfect string of days […]

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Every Day Matters

My past twelve days have been fairly uneventful. As many of you know I am recuperating from foot surgery. Doctor’s orders are to stay down as much as possible to heal as quickly as possible. I am being a good patient thanks to Gene and the girls. While I am […]

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Amazing Grace for Me Today

We bought this train set for The Grand last Christmas. It has about a million pieces so throughout the year we have brought out a few pieces as he is ready for more. This afternoon I thought, Why not empty the box?! While Gene was in the shower I brought […]

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