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God Can Make Our Accidents and Mistakes Shine

God Can Make Our Accidents and Mistakes Shine

September 3, 2024September 2, 2024

Sometimes I capture my best photos by accident. I didn’t even realize I caught the cardinal…

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Wedding Invitations: Proofread Again and Again

Wedding Invitations: Proofread Again and Again

February 6, 2024February 3, 2024

Mother of the Bride, I have some very important advice for you today: Be sure to…

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What To Do When We Feel Like a Mess

What To Do When We Feel Like a Mess

September 5, 2023August 31, 2023

Cranky days. Stressed out days. Confused or anxious days. Days that we end up thinking, saying,…

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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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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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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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Feeding and Nurturing the Young

Feeding and Nurturing the Young

January 17, 2023January 7, 2023

Have you ever spotted birds at work feeding their young? I have several times since I…

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Fun Wedding Day Photo of the Groom and Groomsmen

Fun Wedding Day Photo of the Groom and Groomsmen

October 18, 2022October 15, 2022

Mother of the Bride, how about this fun photo idea for the groom and his groomsmen? Suggest…

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Paying Attention to Warning Signs

Paying Attention to Warning Signs

May 17, 2022May 14, 2022

Several years ago my hair dryer made me nervous each time I used it. I stood in…

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Vital Behind-the-Scenes Forces We Need

Vital Behind-the-Scenes Forces We Need

March 1, 2022February 28, 2022

“. . . your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance…

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Worthy of Our Pursuit

Worthy of Our Pursuit

January 18, 2022January 15, 2022

“. . . pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” 1 Timothy 6:11 NIV When…

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Change Your Outlook: Focus on Pros Instead of Cons

Change Your Outlook: Focus on Pros Instead of Cons

September 1, 2020August 29, 2020

Have you noticed how almost every situation or circumstance in life contains both pros and cons? Sometimes…

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Our Continuing Debt of Love

Our Continuing Debt of Love

October 1, 2019September 28, 2019

“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another . . .”…

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7 November Stress-Busters

7 November Stress-Busters

November 7, 2017November 4, 2017

The calendar has turned the page to another new month so that means it’s time to…

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Just Married Sign and Photo Idea

Just Married Sign and Photo Idea

August 8, 2017July 29, 2017

Mother of the Bride, many newlyweds want their photographer to take a special photo using some…

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Let’s Give Ourselves a Time Out—For Gratitude!

Let’s Give Ourselves a Time Out—For Gratitude!

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017

Too often we wait until November, the month of thanks—or even the very end of the…

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Wedding Day Photo: Sweep Her Off Her Feet

Wedding Day Photo: Sweep Her Off Her Feet

May 2, 2017April 29, 2017

Formal poses certainly have their place in the wedding day photos, Mother of the Bride, but…

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One Way to Pray Against Our Spiritual Enemy

One Way to Pray Against Our Spiritual Enemy

March 28, 2017March 25, 2017

“‘A farmer went out to sow his seed . . . The seed is the word…

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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

Let this book help you reclaim the beauty and wonder of the season, lead you to rejoice in the greatest gift ever given to the world, and inspire you to give the King of Kings the worship he's due. It makes a perfect gift too!

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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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