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{The Courage to Leave a Legacy} Week 1: Launch and Legacy
Our words matter, yeah? So how can we use them to leave a legacy? Scripture calls us to share what God has done in our lives with the next generation, to tell the stories of God’s mighty acts (Psalm...
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{The Courage to Leave a Legacy} Week 2: Leave a Legacy You Can Be Proud Of
Our words matter, yeah? So how can we use them to leave a legacy? Scripture calls us to share what God has done in our lives with the next generation, to tell the stories of God’s mighty acts {Psalm...
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{The Courage to Leave a Legacy} Week 3: An Invitation to a Legacy of Prayer
Our words matter, yeah? So how can we use them to leave a legacy? Scripture calls us to share what God has done in our lives with the next generation, to tell the stories of God’s mighty acts {Psalm...
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Intentional Friendship
Nana looked her best. She wore stockings and a dress — never pants — and in the summer months a matching hat. Head held high, she made her way to the bus stop and travelled several stops into the...
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Letting Love Light the Way Home
On a sweltering summer evening, the pavement emanated waves of heat on the sidewalk outside of my local corner market. I ran into the store, scattered and hurried, wanting to get home to cook dinner...
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An Invitation to Be Beautiful
And I want to add to the beauty To tell a better story I want to shine with the light That’s burning up inside… Sara Groves, “Add to the Beauty” I have a daughter, a tiny sparkly 16-month-old beauty...
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Greater Love
Sometimes when you get what you hope and pray for, it’s not just hard, it hurts. I’m a mama to three — two brothers born before their big sister turned five. Babies, then toddlers, are so active,...
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How to Leave an Unforgettable Legacy
The words popped into my inbox at precisely the right time: “Jennifer, I’m writing to let you know that God delights in you.” The note came from Dave. He was a pastor who lived about a half-hour from...
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Focusing on the Baton
Shock and devastation erupted. The dreaded sound, which no relay runner wants to hear, permeated across the stadium. Ping. Ping. Ping. Four of the fastest runners in the world watched hope roll down...
View ArticleWhat Happens When We Walk the Unpretentious Path
“The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.” -William James She grew up in a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania and lived through the depression. Thankfully her...
View ArticleCalling Home
Every Tuesday at 9 a.m. I pick up the phone and call her. I dial her number, one I know by heart. Her name is Roberta. But I call her Nana Bert — my grandmother. A few years ago, after my grandpa...
View ArticleWho Will Defend Me?
I stumbled down the stairs, willing myself to the downstairs bathroom. I’ve never understood the draw of the early morning hours and at seventeen years old, those hours were tortuous. Mornings provided...
View ArticleRain or Shine, We Press On
Forced family fun. That’s what we called it when my siblings and I were growing up and my parents dragged us all over kingdom come to create memories. Whether we were climbing miles up a mountain to...
View ArticleJesus Loves Me, This I Know…
Raise your hand if you know what makes this day, October 31, 2017, special. Some might suggest Halloween; any holiday that includes dressing up in a costume and getting free candy is really special, or...
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The Ultimate Gift and Blessing for Every Age and Stage of Life
Seventy-four years after it was gifted to her, I have my great-grandmother’s Bible in my dining room. The leather binding is cracked, but the red letters still stand out bold on the pages. I’m named...
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{The Courage to Leave a Legacy} Week 1: Launch and Legacy
Our words matter, yeah? So how can we use them to leave a legacy? Scripture calls us to share what God has done in our lives with the next generation, to tell the stories of God’s mighty acts (Psalm...
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{The Courage to Leave a Legacy} Week 2: Leave a Legacy You Can Be Proud Of
Our words matter, yeah? So how can we use them to leave a legacy? Scripture calls us to share what God has done in our lives with the next generation, to tell the stories of God’s mighty acts {Psalm...
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{The Courage to Leave a Legacy} Week 3: An Invitation to a Legacy of Prayer
Our words matter, yeah? So how can we use them to leave a legacy? Scripture calls us to share what God has done in our lives with the next generation, to tell the stories of God’s mighty acts {Psalm...
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Intentional Friendship
Nana looked her best. She wore stockings and a dress — never pants — and in the summer months a matching hat. Head held high, she made her way to the bus stop and travelled several stops into the...
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Letting Love Light the Way Home
On a sweltering summer evening, the pavement emanated waves of heat on the sidewalk outside of my local corner market. I ran into the store, scattered and hurried, wanting to get home to cook dinner...
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