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Five Minute Friday — Your

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories Written in Five … Continue reading

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The Summer of Discontent

Well,that might not be the right word. Anxiousness? Disquieting? Those may be better discriptors of the state of my world as summer fades into fall. As I wander around various social media platforms, I’ve noted just a little bit of … Continue reading

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COVID-19

I’ll be honest. I was asked to read this short treatise about the pandemic. Typically I would shy away from equating natural disasters to acts of God. But I was drawn in by the cover and wanted to see how … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Church

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minute takes by our special community of writers at our Five Minute Friday spot at fiveminutefriday.com. Just start at the Join the Community section, check out … Continue reading

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Putting My Hand in God’s

A friend of mine from Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers recently dropped an interesting devotional, Putting My Hand in God’s … Living the Raphah Way by Yvonne Blake. I  call it “interesting” because it isn’t a devotional in the true … Continue reading

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What Day Is This?

This has been a strange week. Okay, it’s pretty much been a strange year, but this week has been especially challenging. No, it isn’t because everything was disjointed — that was  last week. I can’t put my finger on it, … Continue reading

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A Gift for You

My Name Is Sam … and Heaven Is Still Shining Through — the audio version — has been released for a couple of weeks and has already made a splash. However, I hadn’t had a chance to listen to the … Continue reading

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Remember Those Who Have Helped You

Today’s reflection is from Rev. Stavros Akrotirianakis of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Tampa, FL. Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you; your elders and they … Continue reading

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Raise the Curtain! Cover Reveals

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks. Last week we revealed the audio version of My Name Is Sam … and Heaven Is Still Shining Through is now available through Audible. Today I want to introduce you to Wisdom From … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye

Happy Anniversary Sweetheart! Another year in the books. I remember that hot, humid Saturday like it was yesterday — Aug. 31, 1968. It was the day we got married, the day we promised before God, our families, and our friends … Continue reading

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