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A few helpful principles
Being a Mother of four has taught me a few things, one of which is to have a plan…and then to realize that it often get’s juice spilled on it and thrown in the garbage.. ok, no really, to try and have...
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What does God owe you?
We don’t often say these sorts of things out loud, but many of us live with a sense of entitlement. When life is hard, we feel it should be good. When finances are tight, we become shaken. When...
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HIV Healing
It was April of 2005 and I was a newly pregnant woman as well as a nurse. I could not have been more excited to be having our first child. God had called my husband and I to start a church in Raleigh,...
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Life on the front row
I sit in the front row at our church. I wouldn’t normally pick this spot, but as the Pastor’s wife, I really enjoy the view. Each week, as I come in to find my place I’m only rarely surprised, because...
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My new mantra
Imagine with me for a moment that you just received some “troubling” news. It wasn’t news you were expecting to hear and now life is about to drastically change. What would your first response be? Cry...
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A thankful Christmas
It sure has been a busy December. If you’re anything like me you’ve done your best to avoid wading through the busy aisles of people in search of “just the right” gift. Or maybe you’ve stayed home...
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Where faith is found
I know that faith can be sort of a “churchy” word, even trite at times, until you really need it. We hear the word a lot in Christian circles, but I have to wonder how often we actually embrace real...
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Dog Food
Gracie, my 17 month old has this constant desire to find our dog’s dish and scoop her chubby little fingers around the dog food. Apparently, this is great fun; because she does it any time she finds...
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It’s a gift.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not going to be able to talk to anyone else this evening,” I declared this week to my family, fully intending not to talk again that night, however; I was unable to honor my...
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“I want to”
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine who now has adult children shared something with me that she used to do with her kids. As often as she could, she would tell them “yes” when they asked something of...
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Pretty straight forward…
The other day as I was talking over an issue in my home, I found myself saying this verse: “live at peace with everyone”. I had just said it to one of my children, but trust me, I needed to hear it...
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Lessons from a deck of cards
I love to travel! Or should I say that I have loved to travel. We have four kiddos now and “traveling” looks like a trip to the beach wearing lots of sunscreen and building sand castles with them....
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Monday’s Life Change: Nameless
I decided to start a short series on my blog called, Monday’s Life Change. Mondays can be boring and are often greeted with fatigue. If you’re like me, you’re starting the week with great expectation,...
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Monday’s Life Change: The other side of the story
As we continue our series, “Monday’s Life Change”, I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine. She is a birth mom, who found herself making a life changing decision at the age of 38, which was about...
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Monday’s Life Change: Cancer changes everything
It was June 4, 2005 and the sun was shining brightly in Michigan. A beautiful bride walked down the aisle to the man she couldn’t wait to marry. They had been dating since Jr.High and were now college...
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Monday’s Life Change: Life after loss-Katie’s story
Katie grew up in a Christian home, where going to church and speaking of Jesus was a priority. When she was 14 years old she went to Haiti and it profoundly impacted the course of her life. She fell...
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Christmas: Embrace the Moments
Merry Christmas friends!! I hope you’ve enjoyed the weeks that preceded this much-anticipated holiday. We sure have at the Lehr home. We’ve made an ungodly amount of Christmas cookies and only feel...
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