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How do you maintain your faith when you are challenged? What tips can you provide to others?  Sometimes, taking it day by day is the best thing that can happen. We all need to begin again at some point, right? Sometimes beginning is a daily thing. One thing I appreciate about faith in God is…

Yes, Christmas is technically over, but I think there is still time to consider gifts throughout the coming year. We all have gifts to give. Spiritually, our gifts can help others when they struggle. Did you receive a Christmas gift that can guide you this year? Did you give gifts that were spiritual to your…

At the start of this new year, along with new year’s resolutions, consider one about fences. We all put up walls in our lives, intentional or otherwise. A fence like the one pictured, provides a good boundary but doesn’t close us off completely. Where in your spiritual life are you fenced in? Do you need…

It is a new year! Welcome to 2018! A new year for me brings to mind resolutions that I swear I’ll keep throughout the new year — and usually maintain them about a day or a week if I’m good! But this year, I want to make more spiritual resolutions than other things. I want,…

It is hard to believe we are nearly in 2018. It seems like yesterday we were ringing in 2017 with our hopes and dreams and the new year’s resolutions we were going to keep going all year. How many of us actually accomplished them? My resolutions don’t seem to last more than a day or…

My favorite thing about the Christmas season is the abundance of lights. It is especially comforting when the sun seems to set earlier and earlier. It is tempting to be overwhelmed by the darkness. But in our faith, we know that the darkness is followed by the light. On Christmas day, all the light of…

Do you ever find it hard to concentrate? I know I do. It is difficult to stick to the point at times.  What helps you focus? Our days are filled with so many things to do, places to visit and especially during the holidays, there are more things to do. When you get unfocused in…

We are in the time of the month getting closer and closer to Christmas. Things remain chaotic with lists to check twice. Grocery shopping and gift shopping. There are a million details we need to attend to in the next few weeks. But there are the finer details of our spiritual experience on which we…

My favorite thing about this season is the abundance of light. The colors are varied on the trees, on porches, in the windows.  It is tempting in this season of darkness to become frustrated, but I believe God gives us extra pieces of light when we need it the most. The lights can be candles…

It is one of the busiest seasons of the year. The list for Santa Claus can be miles long, as well as the lines at the toy store. There are parties to plan and activities to attend. Yet it is a time that is supposed to be quiet and reflective. As Christians we await the…
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