When Your Heart Needs Healing

Gwen Smith February 20, 2018Blog, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Holiness, Prayer, Strength, Temptation, Trials, Trusting God 357 Comments

A friend of ours has struggled for years with heart problems. He’s gone through seasons of wellness and seasons of strain. Last year his health challenges moved from the back burner of his life to the front when his doctors recognized the need to operate.

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Living The Dream

Gwen Smith February 13, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, God's Promises, Holy Spirit 71 Comments

As I walked into the pink and purple bedroom to tuck in my little rosebud, she sat up in bed and began braiding her hair.

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GIVEAWAY: In Bloom

Gwen Smith February 9, 2018Giveaways 602 Comments

Happy Friday, Everybody! Today’s Guest Post and Giveaway is great. I’m excited to introduce you to my friend KAYLA AIMEE, author of Anchored and her new book,

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Is Your Past Still Tripping You Up?

Gwen Smith January 30, 2018Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Devotions, Encouragement, Faith, Freedom, Grace, Holiness 9 Comments

It spoke to me as I strolled down the check out aisle of Marshalls that day. The wall art that was featured on an impulse-buy rack.

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Trusting God With Your Tomorrows

Gwen Smith January 23, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Forgiveness, Trusting God 134 Comments

On the far side of a desert, high upon the Mountain of God, a voice called out to Moses from within a curious,

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Leaving An Imprint, Part Two

Gwen Smith January 21, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Faith, I Want It All, Priorities, Value, Worth 64 Comments

In part one of this post we looked at our valuable purpose as image bearers of God to be an imprint of Christ to the world around us.

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Leaving An Imprint, Part One

Gwen Smith January 20, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Friendship, I Want It All, Love, Royalty, Worth 1 Comment

Let’s rewind humanity’s story way back to the beginning. “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’ …

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I’m Right Here

Gwen Smith January 19, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Control, Devotions, Encouragement, Fear, God's Promises, Grief, Healing, Holy Spirit, Knowing God by Name, Love, Parenting, Prayer, Sorrow, Strength, Trials, Trusting God, Worry 62 Comments

While walking into the opening session of a marriage conference that we had been looking forward to his cell phone rang. He answered the call and we took our seats.

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Experiencing God’s Strength in Your Struggle

Gwen Smith January 17, 2018Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Knowing God by Name, Prayer, Strength, Trusting God, Uncategorized, Worry 43 Comments

I will never forget how the movie The Wizard of Oz lingered in my heart for days after I first saw it. I was just a child like the heroine Dorothy,

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