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One of the most lovable and charming characters in the history of cartoon animation has to be Winnie the Pooh. He simply oozes adorableness and positivity. In the movie, Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search …
The Secret to Having a Deeply Rooted Faith
A nasty storm had blown through. Lots of thunder and lightening. Buckets of wetness. The Twitter feed from our local fire department alerted us to the dangers of high winds and encouraged the community …
Practice Makes Progress
I’ve always been an athlete. As an adult, I enjoy power walking and keeping fit. Growing up, I played on different sports teams all year round, but volleyball has always been my jam. I …
What Do Others See In You?
When I was growing up, ours was on the doorframe between the kitchen and the hall with the red carpet. A vertical trail of penciled dashes and dates that marked the growth of my …
How To Know When To Go
Ants have been known to ruin a picnic or two, but recently they messed up my beach time and flustered my heart. Yeah. I know. God made ants to live on the earth and …
The Problem With Trusting Broken Cisterns
‘Even now,’ declares the LORD, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and …
Finding God in the Dry of Your Drought
The Old Testament prophet Elijah is a guy I can relate to. God asked him to do and say some difficult things. He also got an all-access pass to the God-Is-Awesome show as he …
How Resistance Can Lead to Strength
My daughter plays competitive volleyball and recently began a specialized resistance plyometric workout called Vertimax training. The actual Vertimax equipment looks rather unimpressive. It’s a sturdy platform that hosts a complicated series of industrial-sized …