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How to Manage Expectations When the Holidays are Hard
Learning how to manage our expectations during the holiday season means we will come to accept that things may not always be going our way.
Dawn Ward
Dec 18, 20238 min read
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The Futility of Life Apart From God
Solomon was forced to come to terms with a difficult question: Where is God in all this pleasure and can He be included in giving his life m
Annie Weber
Nov 2, 20232 min read
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What Does the Bible Say About Drugs?
When we consider the magnitude of the overdose crisis, it’s imperative we consider what the Bible says about the use of drugs and alcohol.
Dawn Ward
Jul 31, 20237 min read
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A Mother's Day Prayer for Struggling Moms
"This is the word of the LORD your Maker, the one who formed you from the womb: He will help you. Do not fear, Jacob my servant, Jeshurun...
Dawn Ward
May 8, 202310 min read
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Do You Need a Mindset Makeover?
"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3 CSB Do you struggle habitually with...
Dawn Ward
Mar 31, 20238 min read
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Hurry Up and Slow Down
Do you feel like life is passing you by? We need to learn to slow down and take the time to reflect on the blessings of our lives.
Dawn Ward
Jan 8, 20235 min read
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How to Live Beyond Your Limitations
What if we could see the “Limit-less” rather than our own limitations? Let's see our circumstances as hope-filled opportunities.
Dawn Ward
Oct 1, 20224 min read
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How to Find Purpose in Pain to Pursue God's Greater Vision for You
You may be wondering what God’s purpose in pain is for you. You may not always know the specific purpose for your specific pain, but you can
Arris Charles
Aug 22, 20226 min read
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Seasons of Silent Suffering
This month’s guest blog is written by Donna Bucher, founder of Serenity in Suffering blog. In this month’s blog, Donna generously shares...
Donna Bucher
Apr 4, 20226 min read
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How to Practice Self-Care When You’re Child Is Addicted
This month’s guest blog is written by Barb Winters, a mother whose son struggled with a porn addiction. For anyone with an addicted loved...
Barb Winters
Mar 1, 20225 min read
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How to Pray When You're Falling Apart
“He wounds, but his hands make whole.” Job 5:18 (NKJV) “Lord, I don’t know how to pray. I don’t know what to ask for.” Overwhelming...
Dawn Ward
Feb 5, 20223 min read
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New Beginnings: How to Have Faith When Starting Over
“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...
Dawn Ward
Jan 5, 20227 min read
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How to Handle Seasons of Change in Your Life
“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT Lately, my thoughts seem to be...
Dawn Ward
Nov 15, 20213 min read
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How to Discover Your True Identity in Jesus
“God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.” Psalms 46:5 (NIV) Who Are You? Or…Whose Are You? Do you...
Dawn Ward
Oct 17, 20218 min read
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Having Difficult Conversations: How to Reason with Unreasonable People
“ Shh!” I hear the Lord’s gentle rebuke as my urge to respond takes over my ability to reason. The better choice would be to stop talking...
Dawn Ward
Jul 5, 20217 min read
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Book Review: Shift by Abby McDonald
Book Review - Shift:Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my...
Dawn Ward
Feb 20, 20215 min read
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How to Celebrate Christmas While Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
Shared from Pray With Confidence I am honored to be a contributing writer for the blog, Pray with Confidence with 30 gifted writers, we...
Dawn Ward
Dec 19, 20203 min read
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Book Review - Half the Battle, Healing Your Hidden Hurts
Book Review on Half the Battle Once in a rare while, a book crosses my path that I can say is truly life changing. Half the Battle by Dr....
Dawn Ward
Dec 12, 20205 min read
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Book Review: Overcoming the Narcissist and Other Domestic Abusers
Overcoming the Narcissist, Sociopath, Psychopath, and Other Domestic Abusers: The Comprehensive Handbook to Recognize, Remove, and...
Dawn Ward
Nov 22, 20204 min read
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The Faith To Face Giants
Recommended reading: 1 Samuel 16-17 “David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come...
Dawn Ward
Jul 24, 20204 min read
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