Posted on October 10, 2025
by Paris Renae
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Most of us dream this: meet prince charming, get married, have kids, live comfortably, die holding hands while rocking side by side on the porch. But life… Sometimes that dream is shattered by abuse, or divorce, or childlessness, or a child dying, or a… Continue Reading “When your dream changes”
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Posted on July 24, 2025
by Paris Renae
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My best friend needed encouragement. Problem is, she lives 3000+ miles away. I texted her this: “You are loved, you are enough, Jesus says so.” Later I thought: this is truth, one of the authors in the Bible should have written that. But wait…they… Continue Reading “Jesus says so”
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Posted on October 23, 2024
by Paris Renae
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Autumn…my favorite season. We do get it in south Florida – just not in vibrant color. But often the final hurricane of October will suck out much of the humidity and lower the temperatures. The sun is at a different angle in the sky.… Continue Reading “Different Harvest”
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Posted on October 18, 2022
by Paris Renae
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I’m looking out over trees of yellow, red, orange – the valley below is showing its array of colors as well. Winter is coming early to the mountains this year. The first freeze is only days away. A young woman at the farmers market… Continue Reading “Changing”
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Posted on June 9, 2020
by Paris Renae
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You know ‘those days’ – days when everything goes wrong, days when sorrow overwhelms, days you just wish would end. Then there are ‘those days’ that everything goes right, when sunshine prevails, days we wish wouldn’t end. That is life in this fallen world.… Continue Reading “Those Days…”
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Posted on September 24, 2019
by Paris Renae
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When I first became a Christian everything about this new life was new to me. I didn’t know much, really anything, about the Bible. I didn’t know Christian songs. I knew little about praying. I certainly didn’t know anything about the Holy Spirit –… Continue Reading “Heart Filler…”
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Posted on October 25, 2016
by Paris Renae
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These days uncertainty greets as our feet hit the floor. Weather, work, politics, violence, money, health, loved ones – nothing is sure anymore. Still, we are all looking for a sure thing – even as we reach out it seems to slip from… Continue Reading “Sure Thing…”
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Posted on August 14, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Yesterday mama and papa bird landed outside my window to entertain me for a few minutes. His was bright red with black eyeliner. She was plumper with a brown back and blonde breast – but it was those tail feathers and beak that… Continue Reading “Peace Whispers…”
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