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Dawn Ward
Feb 20, 20215 min read
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...
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Dawn Ward
Dec 19, 20203 min read
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...
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Dawn Ward
Nov 22, 20204 min read
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...
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Lisa Wenninger
Jan 22, 20205 min read
The Road to Recovery - One Mom’s Journey
Guest post by Lisa Wenninger “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sister, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that...
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Dawn Ward
Nov 24, 20194 min read
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...
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Dawn Ward
Sep 20, 20196 min read
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...
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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 17, 20194 min read
A Spacious Place - Living Beyond Limiting Faith
“When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.” Psalm 118:5 NIV The Need to Breathe ”I can’t breathe! Get...
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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
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 15, 20194 min read
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...
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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
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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