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Valleys, Mountains, and His Grace.  By Shannon Smith. God has been showing me the seasons when I walked closely with Jesus and the seasons I didn’t. As I have been driving to work, He has been revealing the […]

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Who Are the Wild Ones?  By Denise Dright. I was told that I was a wild one by my dad. He said I ran wild, but I thought of myself as being curious and curiosity meant inquisitive desire […]

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Psalm 131  Calmed and Quieted. By Melinda Skau. As “Gramsie”, live-in nanny to a 13-month-old bundle of energy, I glimpse an inside view of growth from infancy to toddlerhood. My grandson’s current life task is weaning. I stumbled upon […]

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Walking Beside Courage.  By Silvia Kempton. It is a Privilege to Walk Beside Courageous women Serving as the Hearts Being Healed Speaker Coordinator has become one of the greatest honors of my life. While the title describes what […]

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Dangers of Drifting. By Jan Mattson. Years ago, I went tubing down a local river with my sisters.  It was a familiar place for tubing.  My sister had planned where to pick us up.  Everything was ready and off we went down […]

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Intricately Woven and Safely Held: A Journey Through Psalm 139:13–24. By Melinda Skau. Have you ever looked in the mirror or deep within your own soul and wrestled with a quiet sense of inadequacy? Most of us eventually face […]

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Known and Loved: Psalm 139:1-12.  By Melinda Skau. Have you ever experienced being unconditionally known and loved? Growing up, my family provided abundant nurture and camaraderie, but my brother and I were also strictly disciplined and expected to […]

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Are We Enough? Lessons from Psalm 86.  By Melinda Skau. Truth and Trust in God I was sitting at a red light on a regular morning commute when I noticed a bold decal on an old economy car […]

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God Is My Strength and Portion Forever: A Reflection on Psalm 73.  By Melinda Skau. There was a season in my life where I felt consumed by “righteous indignation.” As a department director, I struggled with a recently hired […]

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The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation. By Melinda Skau. A Psalm of David. Psa 27:1  The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall […]