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Crystal Manget

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A Love Story…

When you think of a love story, what comes to mind? Romeo & Juliet, of course. Maybe your own love story is note-worthy. But do you think of God and His love story for us? Valentine’s Day has come and gone. How did you celebrate? Did you get flowers, jewelry, or candy? Did you celebrate…

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Commitments…Hmmm…

We all have them, commitments. But what happens when you have too many? Or you do not have the right mindset to handle the ones you have before you taken on more? How do you respectfully decline a new commitment? What if it was a commitment you felt God leading you to do? Hmmm… “Go…

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Oh Peter

It is the season of focusing on the journey to the cross. But today I find myself thinking about Peter. Peter, the source of such faith. Peter, the man who understood who Jesus was and still denied him. Peter was called to follow Jesus and become fishers of men. (Luke 5:3-11) We find him fishing…

Photo of mountain road at sunset - Life's journey takes us places we never thought possible, the hills & valley make us stronger

Missing In Action…

October 2018 was a trying time in my life. My mammogram came back with something abnormal. This is nothing new for me, but things seemed different from the start. I wrote about it for weeks on end (or at least it seemed that way). Wait six months and start the process over. Six months of…

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Chasing God

This is the last week of a Bible Study that started in January. The study was “Chase Study, Chasing after the heart of God” by Jennie Allen. In wrapping up, it asked the question, “what has most convicted you while studying the life of David?” As I read the question and the ones that came…

Photo of elephants crossing a road - Female elephants help other females raise their offspring, they are called Aunts

My Aunts

My Mother had two sisters, she was the middle child. (She had that middle child mentality too). My Mother was definitely different than her sisters. All three had a strong will about them, we called it the Barfield effect. Adoration of a child is the best way I can describe my feelings for my aunts.…

Photo of 5 coins and a broken vase - Judas sold Jesus for silver coins, what do you sell out Jesus for?

Judas

It is Lenten time. I am reading a book for Lent this year. It is designed to help you focus on Christ, not just during Easter. We do that, don’t we? Only focus on Christ during the two major holidays surrounding him. My reading for today was John 12:1-11. This is where Mary anointed Christ…

Photo of several plants sprouting - Our prayers are like the water seeds of faith planted in ours need to grow.

Glimmer of Hope

Have you ever thought a situation was hopeless? Did you lose hope in reaching someone? I have and my response to it was not like I wanted it to be. I prayed about it, but without hope. I prayed without much faith. Me, the person of great faith, had little faith and little hope. Why…

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A Marathon Weekend

I openly claim my ADD. Most of the time I am not hyper, but every now and then I become excited and then the hyper shows up. This past weekend is a good example. I got to Orlando and headed straight for registration for the Half Marathon on Sunday. Having never been to a runner’s…