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Make-It-Yourself Bridal Keepsake Box

Make-It-Yourself Bridal Keepsake Box

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Mothers of the Bride, for those of you who are crafters—or have friends who are crafters…

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Fun Nail Polish Gift from the Bride to Her Maids

Fun Nail Polish Gift from the Bride to Her Maids

June 4, 2024June 1, 2024

Mother of the Bride, at some point in the days or weeks preceding the wedding, here’s…

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Sometimes We Need to be Carried

Sometimes We Need to be Carried

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Sometimes we need to be carried. Just ask the little bird who’s hitchin’ a ride on the…

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Let’s Cause Others to Rejoice

Let’s Cause Others to Rejoice

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

“May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope…

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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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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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Comfort and Encouragement for You This Christmas

Comfort and Encouragement for You This Christmas

December 6, 2022December 5, 2022

*I am taking a blogging break the rest of the month. God bless you and yours…

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Wedding Guest Book Photo Booth Idea

Wedding Guest Book Photo Booth Idea

October 4, 2022September 24, 2022

Mother of the Bride, is your daughter looking for something fun or especially memorable to do…

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Do It On the Basis of Love

Do It On the Basis of Love

September 6, 2022August 27, 2022

“. . . I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love.” Philemon 9…

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God Gets in the Boat With Us

God Gets in the Boat With Us

February 2, 2021January 30, 2021

“Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down.” Mark 6:51 NIV…

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Wedding Photography: Candid Shots of the Guests

Wedding Photography: Candid Shots of the Guests

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Wedding photography is not complete, Mother of the Bride, without some great candid shots of the…

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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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Turn Ordinary Wedding Items Into Keepsakes

Turn Ordinary Wedding Items Into Keepsakes

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

Mother of the Bride, why not turn a few of the ordinary every-wedding-and-bride-must-have items into something…

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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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Wedding Photo: Bridesmaids Blow the Groom a Kiss

Wedding Photo: Bridesmaids Blow the Groom a Kiss

May 21, 2019May 11, 2019

Mother of the Bride, add this “blowing a kiss to the groom” wedding shot to your list for…

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7 Sentence-Prayers Inviting God’s Power—Into the Lives of Your Loved Ones

7 Sentence-Prayers Inviting God’s Power—Into the Lives of Your Loved Ones

January 1, 2019December 8, 2018

Happy 2019, everyone! As I bring you the next installment of my current blog series, join me,…

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Help Others Find Strength in God

Help Others Find Strength in God

October 16, 2018October 13, 2018

“Jonathan went to David . . . and helped him find strength in God.” 1 Samuel 23:16…

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The Snapshots of Summer

The Snapshots of Summer

August 21, 2018August 23, 2018

As summer winds down, let’s rewind mentally and take some mental snapshots of the joys this…

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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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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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