Posted on January 18, 2022
by Paris Renae
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Ever fill out one of those surveys that asks: do you feel the amount of information available via the internet is too much, just enough, not enough? ‘Too much’ is the answer every time. Our brains have great capacity, but seriously, a myriad of… Continue Reading “I Remember”
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Posted on December 21, 2021
by Paris Renae
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Four days before the world pauses and celebrates. There aren’t many silent nights in our world – so much heartache and anxiety. Choruses of Joy to the World or We Wish You A Merry Christmas aren’t ringing out in many public venues these days.… Continue Reading “The Highest”
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Posted on June 29, 2021
by Paris Renae
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Playing the memory card game with a four-year-old is different: when he picks up a card, he wants to keep looking til he finds the match. If I pick a card he really likes, he wants me to surrender it to him so he… Continue Reading “Never Fall”
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Posted on November 24, 2020
by Paris Renae
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We say it, but do we mean it? It’s easy to let it roll off the tongue: ‘thanks’, ‘thanks much’, ‘thanks a lot’. And not just to each other. In prayer: ‘thanks, God, for ____ (fill in the blank)’, ‘thanks, Jesus, for what you’ve… Continue Reading “Thankful?”
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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 October 17, 2017
by Paris Renae
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Recently I discovered I had made a mistake that bruised my ego in many ways: I looked foolish, like I had no attention to detail – and it could have caused some real problems. Oh how hard it was to fess up to the… Continue Reading “Growing Up…”
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Posted on December 13, 2016
by Paris Renae
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(Look for The 12 Ways of Christmas releasing next November) Twelve days until our remembrance of THE birth – the one that changed everything. This soul needs to be more wrapped up in His gift to us than in the paper and bows. Join me on a quest? Let’s… Continue Reading “12 Ways…”
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Posted on March 13, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Eighteen years ago I dug up a tiny sapling from beneath the huge tree in our front yard. I went to the back yard and gauged where I thought it should go (seriously I thought it was way far from the deck). Today it has reached that maturity… Continue Reading “Seeds of…”
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Posted on March 6, 2015
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I love this word – d e l i g h t… How often do we use such a great word? Not often enough for sure… Did you know its both a verb and a noun? Something you ‘do’ – and something you ‘get’. Sometimes we… Continue Reading “Delight…”
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Posted on March 6, 2015 by Paris Renae
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I love this word – d e l i g h t… How often do we use such a great word? Not often enough for sure… Did you know its both a verb and a noun? Something you ‘do’ – and something you ‘get’. Sometimes we… Continue Reading “Delight…”
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