Top Ten Ways to Say ‘No’ Firmly and Politely

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by Kim Avery Have you ever said ‘yes’ when you really wanted to say ‘no’? Does pressure from others make you uncomfortable? Is resentment building towards certain people in your life? You are not alone. Most Christian women struggle with boundary issues at some point in their lives. There are Read more

Create Summer Memories

by Kim Avery I frequently wonder which I enjoy more making wonderful memories or the glorious time spent reliving, retelling, and re-savoring those same precious moments. The answer I came up with is – both! God agrees. Family Memories The first one – creating memories – is not hard, as I Read more

Stormy Weather

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by Susan Fleming The past two days severe thunderstorms have passed over my home, and it reminded me of the storms that inevitable blow into my life. Yesterday, in addition to 4 inches of rain and some hail, serious lightening, losing power and Internet (once the power came back on, the Read more

Are You Parched?

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by Susan Fleming I have a singularly brown thumb. Thankfully I have friends whose thumbs are greener! Recently one of my friends took pity on me and planted some Mexican Petunias along the front of my house (thank you, Dottie!), and they are beautiful. Most of the time... I've noticed that they Read more

National Donut Day & God’s Grace

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by Kim Avery Last Thursday was National Donut Day. It doesn’t get much better than that. (Okay, maybe National Receive a Free Million Dollars Day would come in first, but somehow I never quite get the date right on that one.) So, Thursday in a fit of extreme patriotism and unselfish love Krispy Read more