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The Mender of My Broken Heart

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Wow, it’s remarkable how quickly time passes. One year ago, we celebrated Madelyn’s college graduation (BSW), and last month, we celebrated her graduate school graduation (MSW). When she graduated with her bachelor’s degree a year ago, she also released her first book, The Mender of My Broken Heart. This short…

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Knowing the Tides

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Near the end of his life, my father-in-law, John Beal, wrote a powerful William Shakespeare quote into his journal. Shakespeare had written about the tides—the ebbs, flows, and movements—of a person’s life, and how one’s success or failure is largely determined by how they respond to them. He wrote, “There…
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Thank you for visiting my blog!

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Thank you for visiting my blog, where I share essays and videos aimed at strengthening our faith, love, and hope in Jesus. In addition to being Jessica’s raving fan, I am a pastor, teacher, author, thinker, encourager, and a health and fitness enthusiast.
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Easter Dresses

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I will never forget the moment and it still melts me even in memory. One Easter Sunday morning many years ago, my daughters were getting ready for church in their beautiful, new Easter dresses. They curled their hair and painted their toes, and those simple acts of preparation spoke to…
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The Watchdog (100-word story)

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I never envied Apollo or his sleepless nights outside the nursery door, keeping watch over the precious life within, at least never until the evening phone calls began to frighten her. But after several nights of successive threats and spreading fear, I remembered Apollo and I laid my blankets outside…