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Staying Focused on God

The Lord taught me several lessons last year, but I think the one that stands at the top is to be more aware of what I think about. I can watch the daily news and let it fill my mind with turmoil, chaos, and confusion. Or I can keep my mind focused on God and […]

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Writing a Book – When the Plot Goes Wrong

I’m hard at working writing Embracing Her Inheritance, book 3 of Her Inheritance series. I started on it back in July, but I admit, I’ve had a very hard time with this book. Even though I knew it was to be a romance between Sally and Chase, I wanted it to be more than that. […]

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Patriotism and Thankfulness

Veteran’s Day was earlier this month. I can’t let it pass without reflecting on my time in the Marine Corps. I love my country deeply and am saddened by what I see taking place today. Thanksgiving is this week. I’m thankful for the freedoms I enjoy that men and women died to help protect. For […]

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Would God Do That for Me?

Much of this year, I’ve written in my Wednesday Word emails and on my blog about building your faith. And believe me, what I write is a much for me as it is for you. Since publishing my Bible study, Unshakable Faith, the Devil has constantly attacked me. One of the regular darts he throws […]

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Be Fully Convinced in God’s Word

What does it mean to be fully convinced—of anything? It means to be absolutely certain, to have no doubts, that something will be accomplished. Are you fully convinced the sun will set tonight? I’d say so. You probably didn’t even give it a thought, otherwise, you’d be in a panic. Stop and think about what […]

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Rulers in a Foreign Land

As I got ready to post this blog, I noticed God has a distinct theme weaving through my life right now: Be strong and courageous. God has been speaking those words to me for quite some time. Why? Because things in the world are bad and are going to get worse—it says so in the […]

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Be Strong and Courageous

Do you ever wake up discouraged? I know I do. It doesn’t mean I went to bed that way. In fact, the opposite might be true. Still and all, I can wake up in a discouraged mood. Often this mood is a spiritual attack, but sometimes it’s just me being impatient over God’s promises concerning […]

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Feeling battle weary? Be victorious starting today.

Life has a way of constantly throwing trouble our way. The paycheck falls short of covering the bills. The kids misbehave. The car breaks down. In the last year, price’s everywhere have risen, in some cases even doubled, making it even more difficult for the paycheck. Lately, it seems all I hear is doom and […]

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I Will Be With You

As the Israelites 40 years in the desert came to a close, God told Moses it was time for him to die and to anoint Joshua as the next leader (see Numbers 27:12–22). I imagine Joshua was rather hesitant about this. Yet, He had been Moses’ right hand man, so to speak, for over 40 […]

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Jesus Is All We Need

Last month I wrote about being an overcomer. We all want to be victorious in what life and the devil throws our way. And while the tips from last month are key, God does not leave us defenseless or without a weapon. The following is an excerpt from my book Carried by Grace (affiliate link). […]

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