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2026-01-05T10:02:09-06:00

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Aging: There’s An Art To Doing It Well

Last updated on: January 5, 2026 at 10:02 am By Michele Howe

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The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalm 29: 11 “You are capable of taking every situation in your life and representing it in a way that will lead to joy or to despair. The interpretation is in your hands.” Richard L. Ganz Some years ago, we were living next door to my husband’s elderly life-long bachelor second cousin (can you translate all that?) when he became seriously ill... Read more

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2025-12-22T09:45:14-06:00

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When Emotions Become Obstacles

Last updated on: December 22, 2025 at 9:45 am By Michele Howe

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O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. Psalm 83:1 Feelings, and feelings, and feelings. Let me try thinking instead. C. S. Lewis Dread. I’m feeling lots of it these days. There’s a conversation coming that I’d do just about anything to avoid. Wish I could. Wish I could. Wish I could. But in my heart of hearts, I know I have to summon up some backbone and the courage to... Read more

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2025-12-15T16:19:08-06:00

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Physical Illness: When Our Weaknesses Make Us Strong

Last updated on: December 15, 2025 at 4:19 pm By Michele Howe

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O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. Psalm 139:1 “For all of us, there are inevitable moments when, even surrounded by loving family and friends, we feel invisible or go through something alone. A surgery, a divorce, a death, a failure. Those sleepless nights, those closet moments, those tears we shed in private.” Carolyn Custis James There are some... Read more

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2025-12-08T13:21:54-06:00

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It’s Never Too Late For Change

Last updated on: December 8, 2025 at 1:21 pm By Michele Howe

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But I am trusting in you, O Lord, saying, ‘You are my God!’ My times are in your hands. Psalm 31: 14-15 “You cannot self-generate the necessary “heat” of affirmation, encouragement, and support that are gained from true friendship.” David McKinley There’s a fine woman I know well and she is struggling deeply. For whatever reason, this multi-talented midlife gal hasn’t yet found her niche in the workplace. From where I sit, I can see... Read more

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2025-12-01T10:09:40-06:00

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Retirement: Exchanging One Vocation for Another

Last updated on: December 1, 2025 at 10:09 am By Michele Howe

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I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely. Psalm 37: 25, 26 Are you thinking of retiring? If you are, please don’t. Let me explain. The older I get the more I “get” that a little more rest, a slower pace, and a more reasonable to-do list is in order. After all, every living thing under the sun... Read more

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2025-11-25T06:37:06-06:00

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The Safety Net Of Authentic Friendship

Last updated on: November 25, 2025 at 6:37 am By Michele Howe

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A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families. Psalm 68: 5-6 Before I received that ominous telephone call, I can tell you plainly that I couldn’t have cared less about the national divorce statistics being in excess of 50% failure rate. All I cared about was that my best friend feared her marriage was over and it broke my heart. I still remember the evening... Read more

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2025-11-17T12:19:48-06:00

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Downsize To Upgrade For Better Quality Of Life

Last updated on: November 17, 2025 at 12:19 pm By Michele Howe

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I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8 I once read that as we age there will come a time when we have nothing left but Jesus. As I get older, I can attest to the fact that we continually have to relinquish control over more and more of what we value most. Physical strength. Mental sharpness. Friends and loved ones who... Read more

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2025-11-10T11:31:13-06:00

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We Are Spiritual Beings In A Material World

Last updated on: November 10, 2025 at 11:31 am By Michele Howe

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Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. Psalm 73: 25 Money. Money. Money. We can’t live without it and most of us don’t know how to live with it successfully. Let me rephrase. Most of us don’t know how to live lives not confined by money (and what it can buy.) I’ve seen this operate over and over again in my own life. Ever since I took my first job... Read more

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2025-11-05T11:20:58-06:00

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Parenting Adult Children Through Faith and Prayer

Last updated on: November 5, 2025 at 11:20 am By Michele Howe

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How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119: 103 “Talk is not cheap because interpretation is not cheap. The way we interpret life determines how we will respond to it.” Paul David Tripp Speak To Influence In Love Sometimes specific conversations stick in our minds because of the emotion they evoked. Other times, we remember someone’s words because they were able to state what we have been feeling but unable... Read more

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2025-10-27T08:41:34-05:00

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Fight For Joy- Discovering Peace In Impossible Circumstances

Last updated on: October 27, 2025 at 8:41 am By Michele Howe

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Joy is Not Only Possible, It is Promised You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 In the last year, our family made the heart-wrenching move from our church home of eighteen years to a new church fellowship; our beloved nephew took his own life; I was handed a cancer diagnosis along with several potentially debilitating physical diagnoses;... Read more

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