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How To Keep the Faith In The Middle of Your Mess
(This month's blog is written by guest writer Tracy Hagler, who shares her experience of keeping her faith in the middle of difficult...
Lisa Wenninger
May 20, 202011 min read
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When Being Thankful Isn’t Easy
“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV Thanksgiving is...
Dawn Ward
Nov 24, 20194 min read
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Sink or Swim
“I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.” Psalms 69:2 ESV Swim...
Dawn Ward
Sep 21, 20196 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Aug 13, 20194 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Jul 3, 20194 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Jul 1, 20193 min read
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Living With Rejection
Growing up in an alcoholic home, I developed a coping mechanism for dealing with rejection.
Dawn Ward
Apr 1, 20194 min read
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Unfailing Strength
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at a proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 Worn Out Life...
Dawn Ward
Mar 16, 20194 min read
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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.
Dawn Ward
Mar 9, 20195 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Feb 10, 20195 min read
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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.
Dawn Ward
Nov 9, 20186 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Sep 28, 20183 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Sep 13, 20185 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Sep 8, 20183 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Sep 2, 20183 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Aug 23, 20184 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Aug 16, 20183 min read
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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...
Lanie Graham
Aug 13, 20183 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Aug 10, 20185 min read
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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...
Dawn Ward
Aug 5, 20185 min read
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