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When the Worst Happens (and How You Can Give the Best Help)

When the Worst Happens (and How You Can Give the Best Help)

in (In)Courage· Courage· Faith· Faith in Action· Friendship· Giving· Holidays· Hope· Loss· Military

Not long ago, I had the honor and privilege of talking with Kelli Campbell, wife of Major Shawn Campbell. Shawn,…
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Telling It Like It Is

Telling It Like It Is

in Being a Woman· Change· Family· Girl Meets Change· Hope

Growing up, I had believing parents who generously and consistently shared the gospel message with me. Most every day I read…
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Fresh Air for Your Friday

Fresh Air for Your Friday

in Authors Extraordinaire· Christmas· Courage· Fresh Air Friday· Hope· Parenting· Teens· Tweens

If you’ve faced a disappointment or two this week, know a disappointment is simply His appointment for something better.  And…
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What I Learned in November

What I Learned in November

in Authors Extraordinaire· Being a Woman· Change· Family· Girl Meets Change· Holidays· Hope· Military· What I Learned

Last week, I ate so much turkey, macaroni salad, sweet potatoes, cranberries, apple herbed bread pudding, and pecan pie I…
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On the Outside Looking In

On the Outside Looking In

in (In)Courage· Being a Woman· Gratitude Attitude· Hope· Military

I slid into the booth at Kneaders opposite Salena, excited to chat with this woman I recently met but feel…
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A Blessing for the Military Spouse

A Blessing for the Military Spouse

in Being a Woman· Change· Girl Meets Change· Giveaway· Grace· Hope· Military

Lord, bless this military spouse whose battles are often invisible. May she know you see her and her struggles, and that you walk in step…
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This week brought to you by family heart-to-hearts This week brought to you by family heart-to-hearts around the fireplace, tulips on the table, and my first trip of the year to the garden store. ⁠⁠
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Never underestimate the ministry of flowers for you and your family. ⁠⁠
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"Home is never simply a threshold you cross. It is a place you make and a place that might make—or unmake—you. In this halfway space, we would begin to learn the costs of stepping into the role God first gave in a garden: to be, like Adam and Eve, the makers and caretakers of a particular place." ⁠⁠
~Christie Purifoy (@christiepurifoy), in her stellar book Placemaker ⁠⁠
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#backroadstobelonging
Holler if you're a fellow expert at coming up with Holler if you're a fellow expert at coming up with worst-case scenarios and making plans to divert them. ⁠⁠ 📣
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In this particular case, I thought I had foreseen every possible problem. I took measures to ensure the best possible outcome. I’m not talking about anything outlandish or expensive. Rather, I used good ol’ hard work and productivity to take care of things responsibly.⁠⁠
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And then came the turn of events only God saw coming, and all my forethought and “responsible planning” didn’t amount to a hill of beans. I didn't asked for or want this outcome, but it was what I had.⁠⁠
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Yeah, it's easier for me to daily assess the risk of doing something than to lean into trust.⁠⁠
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I write more about this at my second online writing home, @incourage. Visit the link in my profile to read more. 💛
I belong where it will snow in April (and May!), b I belong where it will snow in April (and May!), but where spring always comes, eventually. ⁠⁠
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Where do you belong today?⁠⁠
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#whereIbelongWednesday
Remember my post from a few weeks ago about our fr Remember my post from a few weeks ago about our friend Ryan, a USAF vet, who lost all all feeling and control from mid chest down due to a sudden spinal stroke?⁠⁠
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This is his wife, Rebecca, and she is one of my dearest friends in the whole wide world.⁠⁠
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Sometimes when a change comes that turns our world upside down, God works through others to turn it right side up again.⁠⁠
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This gal has surely been a turn-the-world-right-side-up gal in my life, and now I'd love it if *we* could help do the same for her.⁠⁠
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As Ryan undergoes physical therapy and rehab in the spinal cord unit of the VA hospital in Denver, we would like to help Ryan and Rebecca defray the many costs not covered by insurance following this spinal stroke, such as:⁠⁠
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▫️Outfitting Ryan and Rebecca’s home for needs regarding Ryan’s limited mobility.⁠⁠
▫️An outfitted vehicle that’s wheelchair accessible.⁠⁠
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These needs and several more are on Ryan and Rebecca's own dime, and they cost a shockingly WHOLE LOTTA DIMES. ⁠⁠
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If you're interested in helping with these needs and/or sharing about it with your people, please check out the link to our fundraiser in my profile.⁠⁠☑️
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Swipe to see a pic of Ryan and Rebecca and a pic of the GoFundMe page.⁠⁠
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And on behalf of Ryan and Rebecca, thank you for your continued prayers!⁠⁠❤️
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