Author: Yvonne
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Day of Atonement-Remembering the Sacrifice
One of my greatest fears was broadcast to the world and lived out by a woman called Erika Kirk. Not only was her husband murdered for something he believes in, but the whole world saw it. Then, Erika had the audacity to forgive her husband’s murderer. And yet, this is exactly what Jesus did for… Read more
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We QUIT the holidays
How do you celebrate holidays? Ok, not all of them, but we did quit the major ones. In 2023, what had been our staple traditions as Christians, raising our family in a church, no longer worked for us. We lost our church home and an income. We started realizing just how far gone my mother… Read more
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Garlic Cinnamon Rolls
Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. My family has this breakfast tradition of making mini cinnamon rolls out of a can of croissant rolls. We open the container, roll out the dough, and instead of making it into a bunch of croissants, we slather butter on them. Then we take a cinnamon… Read more
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When God asks you to practice your lessons. . .
What is crazy to me is how often God “teaches’ me something and then allows me to put it into practice. Ha. Allows. More like hits me with a wrecking ball and says, “Try it now!” Oof. Today was one of those days Read more
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The Bird’s Reminder
Of course, when one is stressed and worried about life, even relaxing is hard. This particular day, I had been stewing, er uh… relaxing for so long that a little bird landed on my hammock stand without any fear of me. Read more
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Our First Feast of Trumpets
We played a trumpet blast from YouTube and had the kids march around the campfire. The Israelites obeyed and the walls came crumbling down. There was no mighty battle with mass casualties on both sides. They simply obeyed and God made the way. Read more
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Church Anxiety
We tried a new church one Sunday in an honest attempt to start over, and it caused me so much stress and anxiety that I literally asked my husband if we could stop going to church. I legit could not handle that extra pressure on top of what was already happening in our lives. Read more
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My Loved One
Hosea 2:14 NIV [14] “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. https://bible.com/bible/111/hos.2.14.NIV Read more
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The flawed plan
The plan was to get up early to take time to quietly read my Bible. It was a brilliant plan, really. Except one tiny detail. . . Read more
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The First Campout
“Ceremonies large and small have the power to focus attention to a way of living awake in the world.” -Robin Wall Kimmer from “Braiding Sweetgrass” Read more