Accepting God's Plans
This month’s blog is from guest blogger, Roberta Niederkohr, a dear friend and administrator from The Faith to Flourish and Christian...
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Dawn Ward
Aug 12, 20194 min read
The Ripple Effect of Living with Addiction
"He leads me beside the still waters." Psalms 23:2 "A ripple effect is a situation in which, like ripples expand across the water when an...
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Dawn Ward
Jul 2, 20194 min read
She Can Laugh At Days To Come
"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25 NIV Happy Fourth of July! Another holiday...
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Dawn Ward
Jun 30, 20193 min read
God’s Grace For Our Loved Ones
“But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace..." Galatians 1:15 NLT Grace meaning- God's...
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Dawn Ward
Mar 31, 20194 min read
Living With Rejection
Growing up in an alcoholic home, I developed a coping mechanism for dealing with rejection.
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Dawn Ward
Mar 9, 20195 min read
Why I Did Away With Tough Love
When I raised my children, tough love was a term floating around. It was now time to decide if it was something I would need to implement.
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Dawn Ward
Feb 15, 20193 min read
Living Fearlessly by Faith
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV I have always wanted to walk...
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Dawn Ward
Feb 10, 20195 min read
The Cure for Anxiety
“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:19 NIV An Anxious World Anxiety is a very real emotion...
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Dawn Ward
Jan 25, 20193 min read
A Deeper Grief
and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a...
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Dawn Ward
Nov 9, 20186 min read
The Day Addiction Knocked At Our Door
I will never forget the day addiction knocked at our door for the first time. It came in quietly, unannounced.
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Dawn Ward
Sep 27, 20183 min read
Living in Color
“‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord...
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Dawn Ward
Sep 12, 20185 min read
Why I Finally Decided To Love Myself
"For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church, since we are members of his...
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Dawn Ward
Sep 7, 20183 min read
A Father To The Fatherless
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the...
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Dawn Ward
Sep 1, 20183 min read
Living Satisfied
Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all humanity. For he has satisfied the thirsty and...
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Dawn Ward
Aug 22, 20184 min read
When Hope Hurts
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick...” Proverbs 13:12a NIV I often make the snarky comment, “If I knew how selfish I was, I never would...
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Dawn Ward
Aug 15, 20183 min read
The Healer of Our Brokenness
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV Wounds hurt. We don’t like pain. We are anxious to be healed. We...
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Lanie Graham
Aug 12, 20183 min read
Always A Daddy's Girl
Guest blog by Lanie Graham Growing up I was always a daddy's girl. I am the youngest of 3 girls. My dad always says, he loves all his...
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Dawn Ward
Aug 9, 20185 min read
How To Stop Fixating on Fixing
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set...
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Dawn Ward
Aug 4, 20185 min read
Letting Go of Our Addicted Children
"Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he...
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Dawn Ward
Jul 27, 20182 min read
Do Not Fear
“For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 NIV The...
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