When Grief Runs Deep

Gwen Smith February 28, 2017Blog, Devotions, Encouragement, Faith, Grief, Healing, Sorrow, Trials 4 Comments

I read the text in horror and disbelief.

How could he be gone? He was the picture of potential. So much going for him.

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Chasing Beauty

Gwen Smith February 21, 2017Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Value, Worth 122 Comments

From the time I was a young girl I wanted to be beautiful. In the fifth grade, I resorted to desperate measures in a very “eleven-year-old,

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When The Hurt is Horrible

Gwen Smith February 16, 2017Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Devotions, Encouragement, Grief, Healing, Sorrow, Trials, Trusting God, Worship 10 Comments

Danita is a friend who experienced a tragic loss. Her husband Dave was a military officer stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. An avid runner,

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The One Thing God Doesn’t See

Gwen Smith January 10, 2017Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Confession, Devotions, Forgiveness 57 Comments

When my three children were young, it was a challenge to keep track of where they were at all times. My husband and I baby proofed the house as best we could,

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Sharing Is More Than Caring

Gwen Smith December 27, 2016Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Faith, Giving, Priorities 1 Comment

“What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is mine.” My husband and I used to joke that this was the unspoken motto of our kids when they were little.

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Beware of This Invisible Competition!

Gwen Smith November 29, 2016Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Holiness, Social Media, Temptation, Wisdom 19 Comments

As Christian believers, we are called to live set-apart lives. To be holy as God is holy (Leviticus 19:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:7).

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Make Every Effort To Do THIS

Gwen Smith November 22, 2016Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Faith, Forgiveness, Freedom, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Humility, Priorities, Social Media 2 Comments

I’ve got lots of opinions, not gonna lie. You do too, right? I’ll go even one step further by assuming that your opinions and my opinions are not perfectly in synch.

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Should You Strive For Greatness?

Gwen Smith November 3, 2016Blog, Christian Living, Comparison, Confession, Devotions, Encouragement, Holiness, Humility, I Want It All, Social Media, Wisdom 21 Comments

In my spare time, I help coach our high school volleyball team. Let me rephrase that, because I do not have spare time.

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When Mercy Meets Messy

Gwen Smith November 1, 2016Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Confession, Devotions, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Worth 16 Comments

A four-year-old girl was overheard reciting the Lord’s Prayer, “and forgive us our trash baskets, as we forgive those who pass trash against us.” When I first heard that story,

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