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A Time for Everything

God’s word says in Ecclesiastes 3:1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: During the pandemic we pulled our dining room table into our living room and started having weekly family meals.  It was during one of those meals that I asked my father-in-law what kind of clock was wound with a key, chimed every fifteen minutes and was small and shaped like a…

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Ask, Seek, Knock

This is the dining room where I lived with family when I was very young.  My Grandma and Grandpa Sessions lived here at 29 Dover in LaGrange Illinois. The photo above is what used to be my grandparents dining room.  It’s been updated but nevertheless this is the dining room where I ate many meals as a young girl.  In July of 2023 I was struggling to write a Christmas story I’ve had on my heart…

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How I became a PURPLEologist

I came upon the purpleologist store when I was in Myrtle Beach and it spoke to my heart! After our youngest son was born I distinctly remember looking in my closet and realizing I did not have a single outfit that worked for me. In my younger days I had the kind of body that I now realize most women covet. I’ve always been inclined towards sports and any efforts spent on athletics have only…

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Habitat for Humanity

One day I was working on my book and decided I needed a change of environment. I headed over to the Habitat for Humanity Restore near my house and sat down at one of the farm tables to write.  Writing has been a good outlet for me. I looked up and saw their vision statement on the wall, “A world where everyone has a decent place to live.”  I wondered how a person could get one of those houses.…

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Introducing Florentine

Two days before Father’s Day we signed up at Wright-Way Rescue  to foster Florentine.  She is an adorable shepherd lab mix.  We had her for a few days and then realized she was sick and so we had to take her back to the shelter. About a week later we were wondering how she was and I was starting to believe that the Lord wanted us to adopt her.  When we had originally picked her up to foster her…

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Shedding Some Light on The Situation

I’m going to try to keep this short. Today is September 19th, 2024.  Last year just after Christmas my husband started construction on our home.  This home was one of his dreams.  He wanted a fixer upper house.  I did not want a fixer upper house. Our kitchen was falling apart and I wrote a blog post called Reality Check.  I was simply pointing out the obvious which was that our home was falling…

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The Pain of Rebellion at Home

I have a small sticker I bought picturing an old blue type writer with flowers blooming out the top.  It says, “Write Hard and Clear About What Hurts” It’s an Ernest Hemingway quote and a picture of it pops up on my cell phone whenever someone from my house calls my cell phone. HOME Home is where it hurts.  Home is where it has always hurt.  My Dad was an explosive alcoholic.  My Mom was sick…

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The Connection That Saved My Sanity

Many years ago, I went through a particularly rough season.  My oldest daughter & I were having some struggles. I didn’t agree with some of the choices she was making and she asserted her independence and decided to move out. She was 19 at the time so legally I couldn’t do anything to stop her. Although I do confess that I thought about capturing her and holding her hostage.  Now, before you…

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Home of the Sparrow

Back in the year 2000 when I was in the fight of my life I worried about financial provision a lot.  My family would not help me.  They had the money but instead I was told to sell my house and move into an apartment that I could afford.  Fighting for the custody of my children and battling through divorce court financially cripples all who are involved. During that very difficult season I was…

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Do You Know The Joy of Being Forgiven?

I wrote this post a very long time ago.  In fact this isn’t something I thought I would ever publish.  There are different kinds of pain when it comes to sharing a difficult story.  There is the pain that people go through in the real live event.  That would be the trauma.  There is the pain of healing.  This pain, although excruciating at times is a very good pain.  And there is the pain of the…

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My Christmas Tree Cross

In December of 2020 I made a cross from an old Christmas tree and a yoke.  It started out as a joke.  I was trying to prepare for Christmas and in our side yard I spied our Christmas tree from the previous year. We had somehow missed the opportunity for the village to haul it away with the garbage and so I had meant to chop it up and burn it but never completed more than burning the branches. I…

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Shekinah Moment

The Lord you God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.  He will take great delight in you: in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 I Give You Authority by Charles H. Kraft Arrived On Sunday June 16, 2024.  I’ve read it and I highly recommend it. Below I made a short video for you and there is an important link below titled “Leave.”  I…

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God Saves From the Deepest Pit

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Isaiah 40:1 When I went to Georgia for the Run for God 5K I walked into the hotel to check in and the lobby was filled with men.  Some were standing around talking, others were watching the T.V.  I saw a lot of their bags had bats sticking out and I realized they were a traveling team, but because I get nervous around men I ran straight out of the lobby…

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I’m Not Going To Pretend

Don’t skip over my pain or the pain of my children. Dysfunctional families act like there are no problems. I won’t be participating in that!  

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How to Pick Up A Chick!

When my life was burning up I started screaming HELP! HELP! HELP! At that point it was TOO LATE for advice. By the time a person is screaming HELP (like I am today) it’s not helpful to do nothing. Everyone has time, talent and treasure. Time Talent Treasure I need help! I’m writing this blog with the intention of focusing on my family because that’s what God told me to do. Are you part of my…

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Grandma's Holding Cross

This is grandma. I’m getting ready to go see her at the hospital. Grandma is actually great grandma and we love her. I received a phone call two nights ago that grandma is in the hospital again and somehow they managed to lose her holding cross when they were changing her sheets. This is Grandma last year on Christmas Eve

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Have You Been Assigned To A Mountain?

God will make a way!  “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 When I was a little girl I attended both Sunday school as well as the adult church service.  After all these years there is a particular service that really stuck with me.  The pastor spoke about a christian…