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Take Time for Wonder

Take Time for Wonder

November 19, 2024November 15, 2024

Years ago I invited extra beauty into my life by putting a birdbath and birdfeeder in…

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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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Waiting for the Proper Time

Waiting for the Proper Time

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024

“ . . . you give them their food at the proper time. You open your…

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Bridesmaids Gifts: Buy from Ten Thousand Villages!

Bridesmaids Gifts: Buy from Ten Thousand Villages!

March 5, 2024March 2, 2024

Mother of the Bride, is your daughter looking for a dynamite gift idea for her bridesmaids? Why…

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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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Rain and Refreshment: For the Earth and For Us

Rain and Refreshment: For the Earth and For Us

August 15, 2023August 12, 2023

Summer rain is almost always welcome, isn’t it? So refreshing and life-giving. I wrote the poem…

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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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God’s Countless Outfits of Beauty

God’s Countless Outfits of Beauty

August 16, 2022August 13, 2022

Outfits of Beauty Beauty dresses in countless ways With outfits never the same. Sometimes she sweeps…

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Believers of Jesus Standing in Grace

Believers of Jesus Standing in Grace

June 21, 2022June 18, 2022

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord…

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Ring Out, Ring On!

Ring Out, Ring On!

November 2, 2021October 30, 2021

“The Lord’s message rang out from you . . .” 1 Thessalonians 1:8 NIV If you’ve…

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Holding Still for God

Holding Still for God

September 21, 2021September 18, 2021

It was a God-given moment. Several years ago on a winter morning, I decided to brave…

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Mother of the Bride, Pay the Blessing Forward

Mother of the Bride, Pay the Blessing Forward

April 6, 2021April 5, 2021

Mother of the Bride, has someone provided some sort of help to you during your wedding…

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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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God’s Unchanging Word: A Cause for Thanksgiving

God’s Unchanging Word: A Cause for Thanksgiving

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

“Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.” Psalm 119:89 NIV Our lives…

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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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Pre-Ceremony Wedding Day Prayer Idea: The Mother of the Bride Prays for the Bride

Pre-Ceremony Wedding Day Prayer Idea: The Mother of the Bride Prays for the Bride

May 8, 2018August 1, 2018

Mother of the Bride, before your precious daughter says I do on her wedding day, why…

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Exciting News—A Book Contract!

Exciting News—A Book Contract!

September 3, 2015September 2, 2015

*I’ll be skipping my upcoming Monday post since it will be Labor Day. See you next…

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Summer Photo Fun: Be Refreshed!

Summer Photo Fun: Be Refreshed!

August 6, 2015August 5, 2015

Our spirits can be refreshed in a number of ways, and one way is through photos….

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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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