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It is Well

Mom and I haven’t felt well lately. I assume the cause is a virus, and Mom also had a UTI. Recovery from the virus seemed final, but then I felt terrible again. Caregiving for a dementia patient is challenging, and feeling well is a mental and spiritual battle for...

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Forget It!

When I fail, I struggle to forget. When others fail, I struggle to forget. Satan has a way of dangling things over my mind, like dangling a banana for a monkey. I’m naturally inclined to snatching the thoughts and consuming them rather than praying, quoting...

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Do You Know?

Mark Lowry wrote Mary, Did You Know? in 1984, with music written by Buddy Greene in 1991. This song searches Mary's thoughts and how much she knew about Jesus. Did she know her baby boy would heal, save, deliver, and make all things new? We know she knew he was God’s...

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Christmas Special

Charles Schultz wrote A Charlie Brown Christmas in 1965. Schultz insisted the true meaning of Christmas be conveyed by including the birth of Christ. He persuaded the reluctant network; thus, the premise was in place. Charlie Brown found himself depressed despite the...

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Gift of Worship

Remembering the midnight moment God gave me Whose Manger is This? still excites me. I didn’t know much about the publishing industry, but I knew this little manuscript conveyed a sweet message for children and adults. Rowdy Ram stomps his feet because there’s a baby...

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Forbid Them Not

(Noah's behavior is not due to neglect or lack of love!) I recently watched The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! This movie perfectly captures the tone and premise of the original book written by Barbara Robinson in 1972 and the play written after that. We produced this...

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The Cost of Adoption

Almost 18 years ago, we brought our first son into our family. He was born to a young woman in challenging circumstances, and he needed a home.  Although we were happy to take him in, we wanted it to be permanent. Adoption papers had to be signed, and we knew there...

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Choosing Adoption

Scott and Mary Alice Edwards planned to start a family. Through testing, they soon learned the chances to conceive were slim to impossible. Fertility drugs or invitro was an option, but after much prayer, they were not led in this direction. Adoption was not in Mary...

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Fruit of the Womb

  Human creation is a remarkable display of Almighty God’s handiwork. God possesses each human’s inward most parts and covers us in our mother’s womb. We are curiously made in secret and are fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are God’s works, so let’s...

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