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Year: 2023

Patience Acrostic: 2023 Theme Word Refresher

Patience Acrostic: 2023 Theme Word Refresher

July 5, 2023July 1, 2023

**I will be taking a blogging break the rest of this month. See you back here…

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Wedding Planning Help During July Blogging Break

Wedding Planning Help During July Blogging Break

July 5, 2023July 1, 2023

Mother of the Bride, I’m taking a blogging break during July but never fear—I will not…

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A Time to Abandon Plans and Move On

A Time to Abandon Plans and Move On

June 20, 2023June 16, 2023

Remember how I told you in May about the robin I saw several years ago who…

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Mother of the Groom: Part of the Team

Mother of the Groom: Part of the Team

June 20, 2023June 16, 2023

Mother of the Bride, have you reached out yet to help the mother of the groom…

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Full Length Mirror for the Bridal Dressing Room

Full Length Mirror for the Bridal Dressing Room

June 6, 2023June 3, 2023

Mother of the Bride, your daughter and her beloved may have already secured their wedding ceremony…

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God—Our Gracious Giver of Bounty

God—Our Gracious Giver of Bounty

June 6, 2023June 3, 2023

“You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 NIV…

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Guest Lucille Williams: New Book with Important Lesson for Kids—and Adults Too!

Guest Lucille Williams: New Book with Important Lesson for Kids—and Adults Too!

May 16, 2023May 13, 2023

When I was in elementary school I can remember feeling extreme panic when the teacher asked…

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The Birdcage Bridal Veil

The Birdcage Bridal Veil

May 16, 2023May 13, 2023

Mother of the Bride, if your daughter still needs to select a veil, be sure she…

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A Twist on a Traditional Ring Bearer: A Dog!

A Twist on a Traditional Ring Bearer: A Dog!

May 2, 2023April 8, 2023

Yes, Virginia, weddings with dogs as ring bearers do indeed happen. I’ve never been to one myself,…

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Focus Helps Us Finish

Focus Helps Us Finish

May 2, 2023April 8, 2023

Focus. A word that most of us need to say to ourselves time and again, right?…

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Wedding Slide Show: Gather Photos Early

Wedding Slide Show: Gather Photos Early

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

Mother of the Bride, I have some short and sweet advice for you today—gather photos for…

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Dross Before Gold: Photography, Arts, and Other Skills

Dross Before Gold: Photography, Arts, and Other Skills

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

Compliments sure feel good, don’t they? I never dreamed they were in my future as I…

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A Touch of Christmas for Easter

A Touch of Christmas for Easter

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Easter is fast approaching—the time to celebrate our risen Lord and our hope of heaven in…

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Sugar Roses Still Gorgeous on Wedding Cakes

Sugar Roses Still Gorgeous on Wedding Cakes

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Mother of the Bride, if your bride-to-be wants roses as décor on her wedding cake, be sure…

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Wedding Day Portrait: Father of the Bride

Wedding Day Portrait: Father of the Bride

March 21, 2023March 18, 2023

Mother of the Bride, if getting the Father of the Bride to pose for a picture…

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Bird Feeder and God’s Word: Discovering the Treasure

Bird Feeder and God’s Word: Discovering the Treasure

March 21, 2023March 18, 2023

My dear friend Teri, knowing that I’d developed an interest in birds one summer several years…

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A Pearl from the Word to Make Your Heart Sing

A Pearl from the Word to Make Your Heart Sing

March 7, 2023March 4, 2023

Consider with me, if you will, a little pearl from the Word of God today. Since…

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Turn Wedding Day Rain Into a Positive

Turn Wedding Day Rain Into a Positive

March 7, 2023March 4, 2023

Mother of the Bride, since spring weddings will soon be upon us, the chance of rain…

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Cheryl Barker

Faith. Family. Friends. Serving God. All these things are important to me. Being a writer is one of the ways I live out my faith and serve the One who first loved me. My prayer is that you will be refreshed and encouraged on life’s journey!

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Christmas for the heart

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Mother of the Bride: Refreshment and Wisdom for the Mother of the Bride
This book is the perfect gift and resource to refresh and encourage mothers of the bride and offer them wisdom and practical help as well.

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Verbs of the Proverbs 31 Woman Prisoner of Hope While Waiting Quieting Your Heart Tender Mercies 7 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self Learning About Grief What We Can Do When Grief Is Compounded Who Does God Want? Living to Tell About It A Spring Poem: Morning Symphony Enduring Secret Pain Love That Propels Prayer Transforms—Prayer Changes Me Winter's Beauty

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