One Tough Cookie

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One Tough Cookie by Diana C. Derringer   “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances” (Philippians 4:11, NIV).   As part of a friendship family to international university students, I became the unofficial interpreter for my husband’s frequent use of slang, idioms, and other unusual expressions. When students […]

A Bad Habit we Need to Stop

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A Bad Habit we Need to Stop by Dena Yohe     “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13, ESV).   The writer’s conference started in two days. I bit my lip as I pondered what to bring for the critique group. Not that one; […]

Talent is a Seed

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Talent Is a Seed   by Rachael M. Colby   “Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass” (Psalms 37:4-5, NKJV).   Talent is a seed. A seed hidden in a pocket […]

Favorite Words: Rejection and Acceptance

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Favorite Words: Rejection and Acceptance by Jan Powell   “He was despised and rejected by men,     a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces     he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” Isaiah 53:3, ESV   I belong to Word Weavers. The name declares our […]