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Failure and Forgiveness
My new boss and I conversed one afternoon, leading us on a rabbit trail of different topics. One, in particular, hopped in and left an...

itallstartsintheho
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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Follow the Signs
I had another opportunity to watch my son play collegiate volleyball last weekend. I love watching him do what he loves, but he could...

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Mar 14, 20232 min read
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Just Do
I know some people who love movies and will go the day it premieres. Some will even wait in line for tickets the night before because...

itallstartsintheho
Mar 8, 20234 min read
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Dash
My husband and I attended a memorial service a couple of weekends ago. Friends and family shared beautiful memories about the deceased....

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Mar 1, 20232 min read
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1, 2, 3 All Eyes On Me
I started working outside of the home. After searching for a job for months, one fell on my lap. (It's not my ideal occupation, but...

itallstartsintheho
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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God's Plan
We had a doozy of a weekend. Curveball after curveball, circumstances kept shifting out of our grips. It was challenging to navigate when...

itallstartsintheho
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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Pick Up
My oldest goes to college in Pennsylvania, and a way for us to stay connected is we correspond daily by group text. And then on Sunday...

itallstartsintheho
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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Happy Hour Fellowship
We hosted our first 2023 Happy Hour Fellowship (HHF) gathering a couple of weeks ago. (Find out what HHF is here.) Once again, it was a...

itallstartsintheho
Jan 31, 20234 min read
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Confidence
Do you recall the story of David and Goliath? (1 Samuel 17:1-57) It's a very popular chapter that starts with the Philistines and...

itallstartsintheho
Jan 24, 20234 min read
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Harvest Time
You usually hear the word, Harvest during the fall season. It floats around the Thanksgiving holiday and county festivals. And always...

itallstartsintheho
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Inconvenience
Our sons attended a church retreat a few days after Christmas. My younger one registered as a camper, and my older one volunteered as a...

itallstartsintheho
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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Hallowed
Happy 2023 to you and yours! I'm thankful to be alive and to welcome a fresh new year with you! I used to make New Year's Resolutions...

itallstartsintheho
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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365 Days of Christmas
Did you have a wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Savior? I hope it was full of rich memories. Our day was filled with family...

itallstartsintheho
Dec 27, 20221 min read
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Mighty Christ Encounter
I read this recently in Georgian and Winnie Banov's Christmas newsletter, the founders of Global Celebration, and believe it's worth...

itallstartsintheho
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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Overflow
If you have been to my house, you will recognize my wall of mugs. When we have guests over, and they have coffee or tea, we direct them...

itallstartsintheho
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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Advent-ure
I love creating new traditions during the Christmas holiday. With all that's happening around the world, it's nice to have memories that...

itallstartsintheho
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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Pray It Forward
One of my favorite parts leading up to Christmas and New Year's is receiving photo cards from friends near and far. Some mail comes from...

itallstartsintheho
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Pooper Scooper
I have two adorable terrier dogs. One is a Silky Terrier, and the other is a Yorkshire Terrier. Lexi, our Silky, who is eight years old,...

itallstartsintheho
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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Words Have Power
One of the things I cringe most about is when I hear humankind being unkind with their words. It makes me wonder if they were ever taught...

itallstartsintheho
Nov 15, 20223 min read
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31 Flavors
My first job ever was when I was 15 years old as an ice cream scooper at Baskin Robbins. I was thrilled to work officially and earn a...

itallstartsintheho
Nov 8, 20222 min read
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