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Home.

It's a beautiful word, isn't it? What images come to mind when you hear it?

For me, home meant Dave and I sinking into our own bed for a few days before we jetted off to see our kids and grandkids for one more visit before the fall season begins. Four lovely days. Their pool. Family not only visible but touchable. Something our hearts needed.

What’s Been On My Heart

Life is an adventure. Never stop learning and growing.

Over the last month, God has shown me so much about myself, about Dave, about our relationship, and about how much more he desires to pour into my life.

"For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland." — Isaiah 43:19 (NLT)

Dear one, where do you feel stuck?

Perhaps today isn't about staying there. It might be about the next part of your adventure, the part God has already begun making a way for.

Something for You

You found out. And now you can't unknow it.

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🙏🏻 A Prayer for You

Dear God, thank you for the beauty of this earth. As Reader seeks you today, reveal your majesty in a new way. Provide for Reader's every need. If Reader has wandered away from you, gently draw Reader back. Create the hunger for you in Reader. Amen

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