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Posted on August 18, 2026
by Paris Renae
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Joy is returning. I had to fight for it. Anything worthy requires persistence. February through July were like a sunset slowly becoming sunrise. A life chapter closed and for a while night set in. Part way through, dawn began drawing me back, awakening me.… Continue Reading “Assured”
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Posted on January 2, 2025
by Paris Renae
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Amazing how much meaning can be in a single word. This is the time of year where it became trendy a while back to choose a word for the year. I started doing this several years ago – and sometimes by the end of… Continue Reading “A Word”
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Posted on October 2, 2024
by Paris Renae
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As I try and choose words, my fears want to crowd out truth. We have friends, family in the flooded and devastated areas of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina. How does one recover after two feet of water floods your house in the middle of… Continue Reading “Uncertainty”
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Posted on September 25, 2024
by Paris Renae
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Ahh, the mountains – for a flat land, at or below sea level girl, I just can’t stop smiling as we drive or hike or sit out back. In the car, those curves require slowing down, the back roads require a sharp eye. Our… Continue Reading “Be prepared…”
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Posted on September 18, 2024
by Paris Renae
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Today rain came down long and hard. Soon gullys were filled and streets were shallow rivers. Thunder echoed and everything else quieted. Then a frog would croak – overjoyed by the gift of water. I closed my eyes and listened, thinking: what do I… Continue Reading “A very little thing”
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Posted on October 12, 2022
by Paris Renae
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Laying in bed longing for a good night’s sleep I started to ask God “Just this one thing” – when I realized that really I want a lot more than one thing. No, nothing material, not money or things. No, nothing self-fulfilling, not popularity… Continue Reading “One Thing”
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Posted on March 22, 2022
by Paris Renae
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All the world is focused on Ukraine. What’s next? How long? Why? “Leaders” of nations play power games to see who has what territory, control of their citizens, and the next photo op. All under the illusion that they have power. As though they… Continue Reading “Power”
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Posted on January 25, 2022
by Paris Renae
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In our everyday there are a lot of reasons we don’t trust. So many scams, so much hate, so little honesty, so little love. Who, what can we trust? Sadly, sometimes the ability to trust others is lost at a young age. Sometimes, maybe… Continue Reading “Trust Me?”
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Posted on March 2, 2021
by Paris Renae
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So here’s what makes me crazy – messes. I don’t have a spotless house, especially these days. Four days a week it’s invaded by pattering little feet leaving sticky spots, handprints, and sand everywhere. Seriously, I can’t keep up with the spots on the… Continue Reading “Messy”
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Posted on July 28, 2020
by Paris Renae
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If today was you’re last one, would you do anything different? Would you surrender your heart to Jesus? Would you surrender your way to His? What would you do or not do? We’ve heard this before. Boils down to living like the next minute… Continue Reading “Last Chance…”
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