A few weeks ago, my husband Dan began volunteering at a horse rescue farm. Each time he came home, he described the animals, and his  excitement at working with them was contagious. I joined him one Saturday as an observer, knowing I would keep my distance from the horses. One of the volunteers explained some basic [...]

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The tide’s pull lured the seashore farther into the Atlantic Ocean. Shells littered the beach like popcorn on a movie theatre floor. The sun hung its morning rays over the clouds, pulling itself into a new day, casting its brightness across the water’s glassy surface. Another spectacular sunrise to display God’s handiwork. Too bad I [...]

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Looking around the waiting room, I knew what half of the folks did the night before. I knew they were hungry and probably suffering with a caffeine headache because that’s how I felt. The other half was there to drive their spouse or friend home. What had brought this group of folks together at 7:45 [...]

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Today’s post is by a writer friend of mine, Gil Gonzalez. Gil is an author, writer and blogger. Originally from Miami, Gil now resides in Tampa, FL, with his wife Lee and his two children. Gil is an alumnus of Tulane University, and is also an avid sports fan, tech geek and music lover. You [...]

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“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your road and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 (NIV) I was asked to speak at a chapel service on verse four of the 23rd Psalm based on Phillip Keller’s book, A [...]

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Sacrifice. What images come to mind at the mention of the word? Blood, screams of agony, death? As a noun, sacrifice is defined by Merriam Webster as “the offering of something precious to deity, loss, deprivation.” The verb form is defined “to offer up or kill as a sacrifice, to accept the loss or destruction [...]

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Isn’t it just like God to use the ordinary to introduce the extraordinary? Mary and Joseph traveled many miles to register for a census in Joseph’s home town. Mary rode a donkey or some sort of work animal because she was due to deliver Jesus and couldn’t walk the trip. A humble, non-descript animal transported [...]

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Our oldest grandson, Kody, is a baseball player. He eats, breathes, and dreams baseball. In the early days of his playing, he didn’t hit well. On many occasions he struck out on his own, missing pitch after pitch. Other times, the three strikes and you’re out call was announced as pitches flew across the home plate and his [...]

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MCDONALDS. CHICK-FIL-A. CRACKER BARREL. HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS. On a recent trip to visit our daughter in South Carolina, billboard invitations tempted my husband and me with food, lodging, gas, and myriad products and services. They lured us with expectations of met needs. When we see the iconic black and white cow encouraging patrons to “eat [...]

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Company was set to arrive at my house at any minute. “Oh, great, I should have dusted and vacuumed the living room over the weekend,” I muttered to myself. I grabbed a cloth and gave the furniture a cursory swipe and headed to the closet for the vacuum. I fired it up and began the back [...]

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