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Times of Painful Mercy

Times of Painful Mercy

June 17, 2025June 16, 2025

Sometimes God says no to our most earnest requests. We plead, we bargain, we pour out our hearts’ deepest…

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Bringing Sunshine to Others

Bringing Sunshine to Others

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

“But may all who love [God] be like the sun when it rises in its strength.”…

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Refreshing Signs of Life

Refreshing Signs of Life

April 1, 2025April 19, 2025

Spring has officially sprung. Signs of life are everywhere—and oh, how refreshing that is! When looking for…

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The Thaw God Brings

The Thaw God Brings

February 4, 2025February 22, 2025

“He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes. He hurls down his…

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Handling the Ache of Empty Arms

Handling the Ache of Empty Arms

June 18, 2024June 17, 2024

Don’t you love how we can express ourselves in different ways? For some, their chosen avenue…

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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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Times of Crisis: Only God

Times of Crisis: Only God

February 6, 2024February 3, 2024

Times of crisis come to us all. None of us is exempt. Some we see coming,…

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The Hope of Abundance After Testing

The Hope of Abundance After Testing

October 17, 2023October 14, 2023

“For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver . . . we went through…

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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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God’s Mercy Meets Us in Our Desperate Need

God’s Mercy Meets Us in Our Desperate Need

February 7, 2023January 14, 2023

“ . . . may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in…

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New Year’s Blessings For You, Mother of the Bride

New Year’s Blessings For You, Mother of the Bride

January 3, 2023December 31, 2022

As we begin a new year together, Mother of the Bride, may I pray these blessings…

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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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Hungry For More: Ice Cream and God’s Word

Hungry For More: Ice Cream and God’s Word

February 1, 2022January 22, 2022

Maybe just another bite. That’s what I often think as I’m standing at my kitchen counter eating…

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Encouragement and Wisdom for the Mother of the Bride

Encouragement and Wisdom for the Mother of the Bride

January 4, 2022January 6, 2022

Mother of the Bride, I’d love to start 2022 wedding planning off by offering you encouragement…

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Wait—The Blessing Is On the Way

Wait—The Blessing Is On the Way

May 18, 2021May 15, 2021

Are any of you still waiting for a blessing you hoped would come last month, last…

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Radical Faith Prepares for Answered Prayer

Radical Faith Prepares for Answered Prayer

March 2, 2021March 1, 2021

“And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored…

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Let Your Life Provide a Well-Paved Path for Others

Let Your Life Provide a Well-Paved Path for Others

February 16, 2021February 15, 2021

Pain. Grief. Weakness. Limitations. None of us welcome these unwanted visitors—especially when they take up long-term residence…

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A Scriptural New Year’s Blessing and Prayer for You

A Scriptural New Year’s Blessing and Prayer for You

January 5, 2021January 4, 2021

Happy 2021, everyone! I’m sure we’re all glad to have 2020 behind us and are hoping…

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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 Book

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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