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Did God Invent Cake Pops?
My daughter, Michelle, opened the oven – the cake was a flop! It was supposed to be a layer cake. She had planned a luscious filling, and either fluffy frosting or flowers created with fondant. It would have been almost too beautiful to eat. But an ingredient was too old, or the oven temperature was wrong, and there it was, flat and...
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When Thanksgiving Gets Stuck in Your Throat! Not everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving…especially this year. Many are...
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My Son Who is in Heaven At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We...
“I’m sorry. I can’t find the heartbeat,” she said. I stared in shock at the ultrasound machine. I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. It hurt too much to think about it. “What?” my mind screamed. “What are you saying?” But really I didn’t want to know. I stared at the screen willing the baby to live. A month before,...
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My house has been foreclosed! After years of negotiating and trying to keep up with our repayment plan, we have lost the house we fought so hard to keep. Our mortgage payment continued to escalate along with other bills throughout the last few years. My husband of 10 years and I have two precious daughters ages 3 and 5. It seems like we could...
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I couldn’t pull myself away. The inscription, engraved on a gold plate, just below the image of two infants sleeping peacefully in an old-fashioned cradle, confirmed what I already knew — this was the memorial to honor my unborn children — the ones not with me because of abortion. The divinely-inspired dedication, written by Helen Keller,...
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In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, many children will be hiding under the covers. When tragedies such as Katrina strike, children, like many of us adults, have no way to understand the unimaginable. It is normal to be frightened of life threatening events. Also like us adults, children do best with certainty, predictability and stability...
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I've rehearsed this scene in my mind 10,000 times: My husband, Barry, walks through the front door and says he has a surprise for me. He asks, "What's the one thing you want most in the world?" At first I'm confused, but when I look into his eyes, I know. He doesn't have to say it, but he does anyway: "I've given my life to Christ." But after...
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My father’s suicide catapulted me into a time of deep grief, a time when I questioned all I thought I knew about God, while clinging to Him daily for the strength to get through the pain. In those first shock-filled days after I heard the news that my father had hung himself in the basement of our home, my heart would scream: "NO, NO, don’t...
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