Tag: praise
Posted on December 26, 2017
by Paris Renae
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Christmas is behind, boxes of decorations will soon be put away, and store music is already back to usual. Is life? We mark time because we are currently captive to it. The difference between December 31st and January 1st is really a calendar year.… Continue Reading “Returns…”
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Posted on November 21, 2017
by Paris Renae
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We’re invited. We’ll be satisfied. We’ll have the perfect seat. We won’t ever want to leave. Banquets or parties can be awkward – what to wear, where to sit, who to talk to and about what. The there’s this: I have a hard time… Continue Reading “The Table…”
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Posted on July 11, 2017
by Paris Renae
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Some things we want more of – some we don’t. Seems like everyone wants more money, more of what someone else has, more time. No one wants more heartache, more pain, or more wrinkles. And yet more money is never enough. More of those we… Continue Reading “More…”
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Posted on January 10, 2017
by Paris Renae
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Maybe we all need to just get it out. Just shout it. I MESSED UP! I didn’t parent my kids perfect, I lost my temper, I waited too long, I forgot…fill in your ‘I messed up’ here _________. We live in a world with little patience for… Continue Reading “Not My Perfect…”
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Posted on January 3, 2017
by Paris Renae
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Like many people around the world I get caught up in looking forward to what a New Year will bring, hopeful it will only be good and no stress. There’s a word peculiar to those who call themselves followers of Christ – testimony. Did I… Continue Reading “Soul Stamped…”
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Posted on December 6, 2016
by Paris Renae
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In Gatlinburg, TN there are burned down dreams and memories in ash piles. A family grieves the loss of a son, not knowing whose anger caused the shots. Another grieves the loss of a father trying to do his job to serve and protect.… Continue Reading “No Unbelief…”
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Posted on September 20, 2016
by Paris Renae
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You do know it don’t you? You are the joy set before Him, set before Jesus, set before your Savior, set before the lover of your soul. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the… Continue Reading “Sighs…”
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Posted on August 2, 2016
by Paris Renae
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I’ve decided the weather anchors shouldn’t say ‘partly cloudy’. Why not partly sunny? Instead of chances of rain, what about the chances of sun? It’s all how we look at it. The Father calls us to be light, to bring light to dark… Continue Reading “Partly Sunny…”
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Posted on July 19, 2016
by Paris Renae
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When my daughter was little and had something really important to tell me she would climb up beside me, move my hair, and whisper her news. Whisper moments were precious and I listened carefully. I’ve noticed in a crowd it’s not the noisy conversations… Continue Reading “Whispers Are Louder…”
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Posted on June 7, 2016
by Paris Renae
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Getting sick is never fun. I’m one of the fortunate ones who rarely gets ill. But this year has been a little different. In February – the flu. In March I hurt my back. This past month I came down with some unknown bug.… Continue Reading “Healing Living…”
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