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What was the Lord Wanting Me/Us to Know?

What was the Lord Wanting Me/Us to Know?

In the early morning hours of April 25, following the weekend of watching our grandchildren create the Mystery at Grandpa's Barn, I was given a mystery to solve. As I layed only partially awake in bed, a name dropped into my thoughts. Raggedy Ann. I didn't know why...

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April 29th, 2022

April 29th, 2022

  ​We had a fun, full, and fatiguing week watching the three youngest grandchildren for three days and nights and having all six grandchildren the final night for one big sleep-over party. We watched the kids swing, play ball, zip-line, ride a dinosaur, do flips,...

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Decatur Quilt Festival

Decatur Quilt Festival

God literally lit my path with rubies to get me to Illinois to share His Story. If you haven’t read my Ruby story you can read it here. After declining an invitation to attend the Decatur Quilter’s Festival, A Ruby Celebration, because of a conflict on my calendar, I...

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A Path Lit with Rubies

A Path Lit with Rubies

  When I received the invitation to attend the Decatur Quilter’s Festival, A Ruby Celebration, I declined the invite. The dates conflicted with a retreat I planned to attend. However, in short time, God seemed to show me that declining the invitation was a...

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Girls Trip: My Souvenir Memento

Girls Trip: My Souvenir Memento

  Last week my sisters, Mom, and I went to the Carpenter’s Cabin in Hocking Hills to stay a few days. The vacation cabin rental belongs to my sister Jami—she designed it. She took us to the nearby glass-blowing shop, and this pink glass-blown heart caught my...

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Faith to Survive the Fire

Faith to Survive the Fire

Last January I had a dream that I was at a Monster Jam Rally. In the dream a miniature monster truck came out and started doing what the big boys do—flips and tricks for a cheering audience. The driver was my four-year-old grandson and sitting next to him, was his...

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A Review From A Teacher

A Review From A Teacher

It was really God’s hand at work, and I marvel at how it all came together! My daughter, an 8th grader at a local public junior high, came home from school the other day so excited.  She shared that a wonderful speaker had come to talk to the FCA (Fellowship of...

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Barefoot and Braless

Barefoot and Braless

​Barefoot and Braless outlines a dream I had on the night of December 12. I hope you will be encouraged by its metaphorical message. The Dream My son, Ty, called and asked if I would want to come and watch their three kids while he, and his wife, Tina, did work from...

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Meeting New People, Going New Places

Meeting New People, Going New Places

In Matthew 7:7, Jesus said, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." Well, I have been doing a lot of asking and seeking lately. With the concern of adding puppets to the ministry and not knowing the "how"...

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