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Blogging Break Plus Wedding Planning Help For You

Blogging Break Plus Wedding Planning Help For You

July 7, 2020July 11, 2020

Mother of the Bride, I’m taking a blogging break during July but first let me leave…

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Blogging Break For Me, Blessings For You

Blogging Break For Me, Blessings For You

July 7, 2020June 20, 2020

Hey friends, I’ll be taking a summer blogging break during July but will be back in…

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Us: The Little Word That Changes Everything

Us: The Little Word That Changes Everything

June 16, 2020June 13, 2020

“…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let…

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Lift Up Your Eyes: Guest Post by Gail Goolsby

Lift Up Your Eyes: Guest Post by Gail Goolsby

June 2, 2020May 16, 2020

Gazing out of the window on my first airplane trip to Afghanistan in 2004, I’d thought…

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Love Anyway

Love Anyway

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

You may remember that my theme word for 2020 is love. I’m so grateful that God…

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Mother of the Bride Pep Talk: Encouragement for You

Mother of the Bride Pep Talk: Encouragement for You

May 5, 2020May 2, 2020

All mothers of the bride need some encouragement from time to time—and never more so than…

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Jesus’ Prayer for Unity

Jesus’ Prayer for Unity

April 21, 2020April 18, 2020

“. . . Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the…

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Marching Orders to Strengthen You

Marching Orders to Strengthen You

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

“March on, my soul; be strong!” Judges 5:21 NIV I saw this verse years ago in…

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Spirit and Soul Refreshment for Mothers of the Bride

Spirit and Soul Refreshment for Mothers of the Bride

March 17, 2020April 4, 2020

In light of our current national emergency regarding COVID-19, some of you Mothers of the Bride…

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Portal of Hope: Beauty and Blessing Await

Portal of Hope: Beauty and Blessing Await

February 18, 2020February 15, 2020

It’s not too uncommon to see rays of light shining from behind a dark cloud on…

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A Message for Friends

A Message for Friends

February 4, 2020January 20, 2020

How long has it been since we’ve told our friends how much they mean to us?…

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Guest Post by James Watkins: Why? Why? Why?

Guest Post by James Watkins: Why? Why? Why?

November 5, 2019November 2, 2019

A three-year-old’s favorite word is why. “Johnny, hold my hand while we cross the street.” “Why?” “Because…

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Small Seeds, Big Results

Small Seeds, Big Results

October 15, 2019October 12, 2019

“‘. . . a mustard seed . . . the smallest of all seeds on earth….

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“Depend” Acrostic: 2019 Theme Word Refresher

“Depend” Acrostic: 2019 Theme Word Refresher

September 3, 2019August 31, 2019

Last year I wrote an acrostic as a refresher and enjoyed the exercise so much I…

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9 Quotes to Encourage and Help You on Your Mother of the Bride Journey

9 Quotes to Encourage and Help You on Your Mother of the Bride Journey

September 3, 2019October 8, 2019

Are you in need of a little encouragement or a few words of wisdom today on…

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Trust In Him: A Poem to Encourage You

Trust In Him: A Poem to Encourage You

August 20, 2019April 1, 2020

Poetry, like music, can minister to weary or hurting hearts and it’s a real privilege to…

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7 Sentence-Prayers Inviting God’s Power—For Living a Life of Perseverance

7 Sentence-Prayers Inviting God’s Power—For Living a Life of Perseverance

August 6, 2019August 3, 2019

My year-long blog series of sentence prayers inviting God’s power comes to an end today with…

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Favorites from the Book of all Books: God’s Word

Favorites from the Book of all Books: God’s Word

May 21, 2019May 11, 2019

It’s always fun to talk books. Fun to share what we’re currently reading, fun to tell…

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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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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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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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