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It’s All About Perspective! How to Cope with Situations Beyond Our Control

by Deb | COVID, faith, pandemic, perseverance, perspective | 1 comment

Does anyone out there need some hope and encouragement? You probably noticed we have just passed the halfway mark for 2020. In some ways, it seems like I blinked and 6 months have disappeared. In other ways, it feels more like the longest 6 months ever. A friend...

Teachers: Extraordinary Heroes

by Deb | teachers | 0 comments

The week of May 4 was Teacher Appreciation Week. Under normal circumstances, teaching 20-30 students (or more) every day is challenging. Since schools closed because of the pandemic, teachers connect with their students online. I consider their efforts heroic. I could...

Finding Hope During the Pandemic

by Deb | encouragement, hope, pandemic | 0 comments

So much has happened since I last wrote on my blog. Who would’ve thought back in January, that a mere month or so in the future would bring such drastic changes to our lives with the Covid19 pandemic? In Washington state where I live (only 2 hours from...

Fresh Start Bible Giveaway

by Deb | Bible, Christianity, faith | 0 comments

Fresh Start Bible: Direction for Every Day I’ll never forget when I received my first Bible. I was 28-years old and lived overseas with my husband Randy, stationed on Okinawa with the Air Force. My new friend Connie, whose husband worked with Randy, gifted me...

Persevere: Stay Steady for the Journey

by Deb | faith, perseverance, personal growth | 0 comments

Quite a few years ago, the church I was attending struggled through a tough season. Our senior pastor resigned because of inappropriate behavior. The church family felt devastated. Some believed it couldn’t be true, while others left. The denomination...