Posted on August 18, 2026
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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 August 8, 2025
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Sometimes we get lost in our little world. It can be demanding. Stressing. Full. Overwhelming. We think we’re doing life as normal – communicating, accomplishing. Today I was doing the mundane – making breakfast – when a surprise happened. There truly are few surprises… Continue Reading “Two yolks”
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Posted on August 1, 2025
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The battle of the last three years is once again changing. This enemy keeps changing the rules and each time I take the bait and let fear, worry, and sorrow cloud out God, good, and promises. As many of you know, my hero, my… Continue Reading “I am, I will”
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Posted on March 19, 2025
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A wee hours in the morning storm rumbled in the distance. I lay listening as it grew closer. Soon flashes of lightning lit up the edges of the curtains. Loud booms followed. And then, whoosh, rain pelted the still dark morning. I smiled and… Continue Reading “So close”
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Posted on February 26, 2025
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I’ve been reading through the Bible for…well let’s just say it’s taken more than a year. I turned to a short book in the Old Testament, Habakkuk. I’m trying to be more purposeful with my readings lately. Instead of rushing through and checking the… Continue Reading “How long”
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Posted on February 19, 2025
by Paris Renae
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I was starting to read a devotion by one of my favorite authors (Holley Gerth) when she mentioned she felt God ask, ‘Will you let me use you, right here and right now?’ I put the book down and responded in my heart: ‘Every… Continue Reading “Every day, every way”
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Posted on January 8, 2025
by Paris Renae
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Nothing God is working in our souls is instant. Oh, how I wish it was. How about a snap of the fingers and the things we learn in the hard stuff of life – like being more compassionate, or loving, or patient, or trusting,… Continue Reading “In a while”
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Posted on January 2, 2025
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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 November 20, 2024
by Paris Renae
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Lately I’ve thought a lot about Jesus’ words as He prayed that final prayer recorded for us: “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” (Luke 22:42 NIV) I think we sometimes add that… Continue Reading “Immersed”
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Posted on October 23, 2024
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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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