Samantha Hanni's Blog, page 9
November 2, 2017
Year 5 of Marriage
Are you familiar with the black hole of the internet? You know the one where you start out looking for one photo for one blog post and spend 45 minutes sorting photos from your senior trip 10 years ago? Or the one where you need to add one item to your shopping list and end […]
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October 10, 2017
Unexpected Lessons I Learned in Church
This fall marks 10 years since I started my senior year of high school, and being the sentimental person that I am, my thoughts keep mulling over what I’ve learned and how I’ve changed since then. I’ve gone from single to married. College is completed and already five years in the past. I’ve held six […]
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October 5, 2017
Sharing Anguish: A Response to the Las Vegas Shooting
When three of Job’s friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes […]
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September 30, 2017
A New Adventure: Blog Update
Hi friends! This weekend, I’m excited to announce I’m launching a NEW blog and Facebook page with my friend, Diana. I met Diana when I first started coming to Cherokee Hills in 2012. While our stories are different, we have both dealt with infertility struggles. And we have both felt God’s leading to create a […]
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September 26, 2017
Home Place
A tepid breeze lifted the leaves of the cotton plants behind the home place mixing scents of pine needles, lumber mills, and the show pigs housed in the barn. The barns and house were bathed in heat and light that simmered and stewed. It’s not the same walls and roof that sheltered earlier generations, the […]
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August 20, 2017
Check Your (Spiritual) Blind Spots
When I first joined Bible Study Fellowship in 2015, the book they were studying was Revelation. God led me to join that particular year to address the gaps in my understanding regarding this mysterious book of the Bible. To say it was rewarding would be an understatement. God clearly spoke through His word and I appreciated the […]
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August 3, 2017
Tourist in Your Own City: OKC
I’m happy to report that Hanni Staycation 2017 was a success! After researching the OKC districts (plus making a list of fun favorites we haven’t done in a while) we mapped out several things to do and new restaurants to try as we played tourist in Oklahoma City. Staycation Overview Pros: Save on lodging and […]
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July 18, 2017
On Answered Prayer
In the midst of some achingly unanswered prayers, this time of year always reminds me of a very specific answered prayer. Like, I know exactly what day I prayed it, and I can tell you exactly when it was answered. Prayer doesn’t always happen like that, does it? Often we are called to patiently wait […]
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July 12, 2017
The Power of Kairos
Line after line of text scrolled by as I flicked my finger across the mouse pad, editing my weekly lot of articles for an online publication. A comma here, a fixed link there, a capital here, here…and here. Most of the articles lacked zest and cohesiveness, but I was finally editing an article that was […]
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