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As a "preacher's kid" who attended Christian colleges, my life has been blessed by spiritual influence. Blessed, too, has been my family life with loving husband, children, and grandchildren. An additional blessing has been my life's work, teaching English in secondary school. Along with all these blessings has been my greatest blessing--God's presence with me in good times and in bad.
Since retiring, I've worked at editing and have five books of poetry (inspirational, humorous, and personal) published and two autobiographical chapbooks--all available on amazon. Also, I have a dated prayer journal with Scriptures of hope.
I count it a joy to write for God's glory and am thankful for the opportunities available
through Faith Writers.
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- So Many Seeds
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- For Sale
- 02/07/13
- The Good Shepherd
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- 12/17/12
- A Letter to Jesus
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- 10/27/10
- I Taste the Grace
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- 08/23/10
- Perchance to Dream
- 1536
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- 06/26/10
- Bedtime Story
- 1530
- Not For Sale
- 04/25/09
- Your God Has Not Forsaken You
- 1681
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- 07/10/08
- Faith Writer That's What I Am
- 1362
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- 07/10/08
- Window Watching
- 1350
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- 06/17/08
- Overheard in the Family Home
- 1443
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- 03/08/08
- The Light Ahead of the Darkness
- 1707
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- 12/12/07
- Bluebirds, Old Dogs, and Mollusks
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- 12/12/07
- A Heavenly Robe
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- 12/12/07
- College Choir Snapshot Album
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- 07/08/07
- This I Believe
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- 06/26/07
- Kaleidoscope
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- 06/24/07
- Awesome Silence
- 1908
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- 06/19/07
- God's Love
- 1587
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- 06/16/07
- No Charge
- 1663
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- 05/30/07
- Fall Feast
- 1908
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- 05/19/07
- Oregon Trails
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Challenge Articles
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- 01/11/21
- Enough of That
- 12/10/20
- Take Heart
- 12/02/20
- The Winding Road (A Villanelle)
- 11/24/20
- My Elixir
- 11/18/20
- Expressions of Gratitude
- 11/03/20
- The Promise of Hope
- 10/28/20
- Facing Giants
- 10/17/20
- Like Morning Dew
- 10/14/20
- Just a Little Bit Farther
- 10/06/20
- Incomparable
- 09/04/20
- Spring's Artistry
- 09/02/20
- A Giant Punch
- 08/26/20
- The Feathers Did It
- 08/16/20
- The Husband
- 08/05/20
- I Can't Make up My Mind
- 07/25/20
- The Stumble
- 07/19/20
- What If
- 07/13/20
- Like a Rock
- 07/07/20
- The Sad Little Mountain
- 06/09/20
- Images from Days of Old
- 06/03/20
- Enigmas
- 05/26/20
- Worth the Waits
- 05/20/20
- Baffled
- 05/06/20
- Sweet Assurance
- 04/28/20
- The Churches down the Lane
- 04/22/20
- Life's Changing Seasons
- 04/13/20
- Day Is Finished
- 04/07/20
- A Choral Bouquet
- 03/11/20
- Dreaming of Drizzle
- 03/04/20
- Fame
- 02/18/20
- Class Clown
- 02/05/20
- When I Was Twelve
- 01/27/20
- How Could He!
- 01/19/20
- A Tower for God
- 01/15/20
- Hunger Is
- 01/05/20
- I Dreamed
- 12/11/19
- Santa at the Beach
- 12/04/19
- The Giving Seed
- 11/25/19
- The Barren Harvest
- 11/19/19
- A Christmas Gratitude
- 11/05/19
- The Generosity of God
- 10/21/19
- Gone and Forgotten--but Not All
- 10/14/19
- Upon Reflection
- 10/09/19
- The New Girl
- 09/10/19
- If Ever
- 09/02/19
- Haven of Prayer
- 08/26/19
- He Started It
- 08/20/19
- Wedded Joy Interrupted
- 08/04/19
- Finally a Graduate
- 07/29/19
- The Grandest Surprise
- 07/23/19
- Not Good for Nothing
- 07/12/19
- If I Could Choose
- 07/10/19
- Feathers and Fringes and Such
- 06/10/19
- Doing What Comes Naturally
- 06/02/19
- Looking for Answers
- 05/20/19
- Excerpts from a Teacher's Journal
- 05/14/19
- An Execrable Situation
- 05/05/19
- So Many Seeds
- 04/22/19
- Family of Rain
- 04/15/19
- Spill and Stumble
- 04/09/19
- A Rosebud's Lament
- 03/12/19
- Blessed Quietness
- 03/03/19
- The Very Thought
- 02/18/19
- Not Good Enough to Be a Winner
- 02/14/19
- The Place Called Home
- 02/05/19
- My Guide
- 01/20/19
- Mother to Baby
- 01/12/19
- What's a Mom to Do?
- 12/10/18
- Morning Has Broken
- 12/05/18
- The Teacher's Book
- 11/13/18
- To a Cat
- 10/23/18
- Remembering a California Road Trip
- 10/15/18
- No Color Wasted
- 10/09/18
- My TV
- 09/12/18
- Clueless No More
- 09/05/18
- Prepared to Wait
- 08/19/18
- Psalm of Praise
- 08/16/18
- Our Three Dogs
- 08/05/18
- A New Season
- 07/24/18
- Orchestra of the Rain
- 07/18/18
- Suppertime
- 07/10/18
- Have You Read the News?
- 06/10/18
- World Askew
- 05/07/18
- Sound of Music
- 04/24/18
- That's Amazing
- 04/07/18
- No Longer Annoyed
- 02/15/18
- A Load of Worries
- 02/07/18
- Red Is for . . .
- 01/23/18
- Never Alone
- 01/17/18
- Words
- 01/10/18
- Sailing Away
- 12/12/17
- Jump for Joy
- 12/06/17
- Blast from the Past
- 11/22/17
- Wildness in Nature
- 11/13/17
- Out of the Blue
- 11/06/17
- Not My Friend
- 10/24/17
- Remember God
- 10/06/17
- Storms of Words
- 09/06/17
- A Student Remembered
- 08/23/17
- The Winner
- 08/15/17
- Patch of Pansies
- 08/07/17
- Second Try
- 07/26/17
- Reverie
- 07/18/17
- Reversal
- 07/11/17
- Sorry, Mr. Wordsworth
- 06/14/17
- Sleepless
- 06/07/17
- Choosing a Neighbor
- 05/27/17
- A Natural
- 05/22/17
- A Pox on Texting
- 05/16/17
- Away with the Dull of Winter
- 05/09/17
- Agree to Disagree--or Not
- 05/03/17
- Well I Remember
- 04/25/17
- The Boastful Wind
- 04/11/17
- Cassandra Ant
- 03/16/17
- From the Beginning
- 03/07/17
- I Never Thought
- 02/28/17
- Fragile Things
- 01/23/17
- I Miss the Green of Summer
- 01/10/17
- A World Reborn
- 12/13/16
- Daydream Companions
- 12/06/16
- Fulfilling God's Purpose
- 11/29/16
- Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulous
- 11/22/16
- Just Kiddin'
- 11/16/16
- Incomparable Instrument
- 11/09/16
- Indeed Not
- 11/01/16
- Chill Winds
- 10/18/16
- Eating Right
- 10/10/16
- Monster
- 09/13/16
- Nature's Backyard Conversations
- 09/07/16
- Tree of Bitter Fruit
- 08/31/16
- Marriage Melody
- 08/24/16
- My Kaleidoscope
- 08/17/16
- Faux
- 08/10/16
- Plan Procrastinated
- 08/03/16
- My Ghosts
- 07/26/16
- It Was a Funny Sight
- 07/13/16
- A Seasonal Commute
- 06/12/16
- Mm Mm Good
- 06/08/16
- Flowers on Stage
- 06/02/16
- Finished at Last
- 05/03/16
- Ode to Chocolate Candy
- 04/13/16
- My Friends
- 03/15/16
- Sinner—Redeemed
- 03/10/16
- A Poet's Lament
- 02/17/16
- Tireless
- 02/11/16
- Delicious Is
- 02/03/16
- The Aged Traveler
- 01/28/16
- Shells of Family Memories
- 01/12/16
- The Secret of Resolution
- 12/09/15
- Completely out of Steam
- 12/02/15
- All in a Stew over Stew
- 11/17/15
- Still God
- 11/11/15
- To Diet or Not--Note to Self
- 11/02/15
- Winter's Will
- 10/14/15
- The Fold All In
- 10/07/15
- If Only
- 08/31/15
- Check Out to Check In
- 08/10/15
- Worth the Wait
- 08/05/15
- A Big Decision
- 07/19/15
- Traveling West
- 07/13/15
- A Most Unattractive Tourist
- 07/07/15
- Canadian Road Trip
- 06/10/15
- My Guardian Angels
- 06/03/15
- How Can It Be?
- 05/26/15
- My Surety
- 05/12/15
- May This Be
- 05/04/15
- Worship in My Garden
- 04/29/15
- Fear Not
- 04/22/15
- Too Many to Count
- 04/14/15
- The Rose, the Tree, and the Mountain
- 04/03/15
- Still
- 03/16/15
- A Prayer to My Heavenly Father
- 03/10/15
- Hope for a Brighter Day
- 03/03/15
- God Is Present
- 02/18/15
- The Green-eyed Monster Gets His Due
- 02/12/15
- The Sin Knot
- 02/03/15
- Oh That Little Nan!
- 01/26/15
- I Wouldn't Say I'm Greedy
- 01/12/15
- To Sleep--Perchance
- 12/03/14
- You Are Not Alone
- 11/24/14
- Her Heart
- 11/11/14
- Ahh Jamaica
- 11/04/14
- The Gift
- 10/25/14
- The Stalker
- 10/20/14
- A Fairy Guest
- 10/06/14
- Just like Sonja Henie
- 09/16/14
- Extraordinary Love and Grace
- 09/11/14
- Enemies—or Not
- 09/03/14
- A Broken Treasure
- 08/27/14
- Delusions of Safe Keeping
- 08/13/14
- Marital Advice from Nursery Rhymes
- 08/06/14
- Blessings, Right and Left
- 07/29/14
- How's Our Talk?
- 07/13/14
- Friends That Meet but Briefly
- 05/28/14
- Sharing with My Best Friend
- 05/22/14
- I Am Amazed
- 05/14/14
- The Little Lambs
- 05/07/14
- A Fashion Mess
- 04/30/14
- Disconnect to Reconnect
- 04/09/14
- Reaching the Top
- 03/12/14
- Venturing Deeper
- 03/05/14
- The Children Gone
- 02/27/14
- The Fabulous Fudge Cake
- 02/13/14
- I Just Couldn't Do It
- 02/06/14
- My Husband's Arms
- 01/27/14
- The Shawl
- 01/15/14
- He Did
- 01/07/14
- The Unseen Presence
- 12/10/13
- The Quarrel
- 12/04/13
- Their First Year
- 11/27/13
- Beware
- 11/20/13
- The Horse Said It
- 11/12/13
- Fishbowl of the World
- 11/07/13
- For Sure
- 10/24/13
- Not Exactly What I Said
- 10/16/13
- The Trouble with Curiosity
- 10/05/13
- The Littlest Black Sheep
- 09/16/13
- A Really Big Exam
- 09/12/13
- The Master Artist
- 08/27/13
- Survival
- 08/22/13
- Exhale with Happiness—or Not
- 08/14/13
- Plain Old Me
- 07/24/13
- A Word to Myself
- 07/13/13
- The Unbearable Dream
- 06/11/13
- The Earth Is Humming
- 06/05/13
- A Thump Thump Thump
- 05/28/13
- Don't Let Me Whine
- 05/20/13
- When Bells Are Ringing Just for You
- 05/15/13
- Fixing the Rattle
- 05/02/13
- Dripping Dripping Dripping
- 04/18/13
- Choo Choo Choo
- 04/09/13
- Splash into Poetry
- 03/06/13
- Ties Ties Ties
- 02/27/13
- My Not-So-Foreign Accent
- 02/14/13
- A Note from the Teacher
- 02/06/13
- The Umbrella Staff
- 01/30/13
- Tweet Tweet
- 01/22/13
- A-rest These Phrases!
- 01/16/13
- The Measure of God's Greatness
- 01/10/13
- The Chap Who Lives in a Flat
- 12/05/12
- Lessons from the Bible
- 11/29/12
- Prayer of a Rose in Bloom
- 11/18/12
- Time Is . . .
- 10/30/12
- A Lesson Well Learned
- 10/22/12
- The Cup I Carry
- 10/17/12
- Blessed Be His Name
- 10/10/12
- Betty and Billy and Bobby and Me
- 09/06/12
- Food for Thought
- 08/29/12
- Aah, Sweet Kisses
- 08/21/12
- Gabby Groceries
- 08/16/12
- Feast of Promises
- 08/07/12
- Bossy Bird
- 07/26/12
- A Taste to Savor
- 07/19/12
- Picture of a Queen
- 07/10/12
- A Picnic Breakfast
- 06/12/12
- Forever Sentry
- 06/08/12
- God Knows
- 06/03/12
- God Knows
- 05/29/12
- Hum Along with Me
- 05/21/12
- A Job to Die for
- 05/16/12
- Renowned
- 05/08/12
- Weary Dreams
- 05/01/12
- Foretaste
- 04/24/12
- A Duck Tale
- 04/17/12
- Creator's Concert Trio
- 04/10/12
- The Moon on Holiday
- 03/13/12
- I Did It!
- 03/05/12
- Amid Every Quandary
- 01/26/12
- Quarrel of the Piano Keys
- 01/15/12
- An Embarrassment of Blessings
- 01/09/12
- A Jewel to Cherish
- 12/06/11
- Would You Be His Friend?
- 10/29/11
- Did She Really Say That?
- 10/14/11
- How Many Miles to Cincinnati?
- 09/15/11
- I Thought I Could, I Thought I Could
- 09/08/11
- That All May Know
- 08/30/11
- Where Great Hope Lies
- 08/24/11
- Know-It-All
- 08/07/11
- The Earnestness I Seek
- 08/03/11
- Such a Fuss for Nothing
- 07/26/11
- It's a Crime
- 07/17/11
- Road to Paradise
- 07/09/11
- Peace Triumphant
- 06/14/11
- His Survey
- 06/05/11
- The Tree and Me--Destined from Above
- 05/30/11
- No Ticket Necessary
- 05/23/11
- Jealousy Is for the Birds
- 05/17/11
- Picture of Persistence
- 05/10/11
- A Celebration to Remember
- 05/04/11
- Life's Blowouts
- 04/26/11
- He's Really Outstanding
- 04/18/11
- Handout Hodgepodge
- 04/11/11
- Outbreak of Praise and Adoration
- 03/14/11
- A Gloryland Eternity
- 03/06/11
- Regret
- 03/02/11
- Consuming Time
- 02/22/11
- One Hundred Years Lived Well
- 02/15/11
- Weeks in the Journey of Life
- 02/08/11
- Climb Aboard the Old Stagecoach
- 02/01/11
- Simon's Soliloquy
- 01/24/11
- It All Started with That First Date
- 01/18/11
- Lady Springtime
- 01/10/11
- Rare Gems of Recollection
- 12/20/10
- Say What?
- 12/13/10
- No Foreign Tongue
- 12/07/10
- The Fool Has Said in His Heart
- 11/30/10
- Supplication
- 11/22/10
- Hold That Phone
- 11/16/10
- Single Headline
- 11/09/10
- Words on Walls
- 11/02/10
- Gertrude the Gossiper
- 10/25/10
- My Life in Letters
- 10/11/10
- Suppertime in Heaven
- 09/06/10
- Being Superman
- 08/29/10
- Conchita the Contortionist
- 08/24/10
- Drawing a Sigh
- 08/17/10
- Danger without Discernment
- 08/08/10
- Was Summer Made for Barefoot Boys?
- 08/02/10
- A Silent Symphony
- 07/26/10
- Sunrise Promise
- 07/18/10
- I Taste the Grace
- 06/15/10
- The Eternal Optimist
- 06/05/10
- Muse Lost in the Library
- 05/28/10
- Monologue of the Merciless Editor
- 05/22/10
- Go for a Dip
- 05/17/10
- Amalgam
- 05/09/10
- Because of His Great Love
- 05/02/10
- A Feast of Manuscripts
- 04/25/10
- A Tincture of Writer's Craft
- 04/17/10
- See Him There
- 04/13/10
- Rosetta's Dilemma
- 03/16/10
- Cloud Paintings by Artist Almighty
- 03/05/10
- Hmph...Such Inconsiderate People
- 03/02/10
- Scaredy Cat
- 02/23/10
- Don't Frighten the Pansies
- 01/30/10
- We Should Have Named Her Grrr
- 01/25/10
- A Bargain--Huh
- 01/17/10
- Oops...I Slipped and Fell Again
- 01/09/10
- Can You Feel My Pain
- 12/06/09
- Sing, Redbird, Sing a Song of Grace
- 11/29/09
- Confessions of a Chocoholic
- 11/23/09
- What If an Orange Wasn't Orange
- 11/17/09
- Cat in a Yellow Hat
- 11/08/09
- Prunella's Purple Ponderings
- 11/02/09
- I Like White
- 10/27/09
- Francina's Green Fever
- 10/20/09
- Michaela's Black, Black Hair
- 10/11/09
- Somewhere Beyond the Blue
- 10/07/09
- Red Red Red
- 09/15/09
- A book in Invisible Ink
- 08/31/09
- Twilight of the Seasons
- 08/24/09
- A Mother's Blessing
- 08/18/09
- Old Man Winter
- 08/02/09
- Not Me--No Sirree
- 07/27/09
- A Ride in the Country
- 07/20/09
- Inquiring Mind
- 07/06/09
- Sophia's Movie
- 06/08/09
- Renaissance
- 05/25/09
- The Monster under the Bed
- 05/18/09
- Prayer of Praise and Petition
- 05/11/09
- God's Good Purposes
- 05/05/09
- In Motion by God's Hand
- 04/10/09
- And God Smiled
- 04/06/09
- A Christian Primer
- 03/14/09
- Garden in My Heart
- 03/09/09
- Beat...Beat...Beat
- 02/23/09
- In Apostle Paul's Footsteps
- 02/16/09
- Sing a Song of India
- 02/08/09
- Let's Go to Machu Picchu
- 01/17/09
- Poor Old Tasmanian Devil
- 01/12/09
- Pictures in the Heart
- 12/09/08
- What the Manger Holds
- 11/24/08
- A Family Christmas
- 11/16/08
- One Giant Step
- 11/08/08
- Secretary Bride
- 10/26/08
- Fear Not
- 10/20/08
- Won't You Have a Cookie?
- 10/12/08
- Come Husband Dear
- 10/05/08
- Christmas without Papa
- 09/16/08
- It's a Frog's Life
- 08/30/08
- Truth Is
- 08/25/08
- Amanda Ant
- 08/17/08
- Growing Old Charade
- 08/09/08
- Nature at Play
- 08/05/08
- The Lord's My Bridge
- 07/27/08
- A Concentration of Gifts
- 07/22/08
- The Telephone Speaks
- 07/12/08
- He Remembered to Forget
- 06/02/08
- If Walls Could Talk
- 05/26/08
- Elizabeth's Blessing
- 05/19/08
- Bad Dog Pasquale
- 05/10/08
- The In-Law Test
- 05/04/08
- Guess Who
- 04/28/08
- Blessed To Be a Mother
- 04/13/08
- Not Like Other Daddies
- 04/08/08
- Be Young with Me
- 03/09/08
- Miranda Ant
- 02/23/08
- Sweet Mary Makes Up Her Mind
- 02/18/08
- If Only They'd Not Left
- 02/10/08
- Missile Biscuits and Fried Hens
- 02/02/08
- Fowl Play
- 01/25/08
- Little Girl Dreams
- 01/19/08
- Mother Gets It Right
- 01/13/08
- A Sad, Sad Saga of Dissatisfaction
- 01/06/08
- First Things First
- 12/08/07
- Where Is the Church?
- 11/30/07
- I Betcha
- 11/24/07
- So Tell Me Dad
- 11/17/07
- Sower and Shepherd
- 11/03/07
- Glory to God in the Highest
- 10/27/07
- Jimmy Got What?
- 10/21/07
- A Baptized Cat--Imagine That
- 10/14/07
- CAN YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
- 10/05/07
- Oh Come with Me
- 09/07/07
- Surprised by Grace (iv)
- 08/31/07
- Into the Lions' Den
- 08/25/07
- Viola Violet--A Children's Poem
- 08/17/07
- SURETY
- 08/03/07
- Furious
- 07/30/07
- His Heart Is Sad
- 07/23/07
- We'll Have These Moments to Remember
- 07/14/07
- Of Kings and Prophets and Brave Men
- 07/06/07
- A Senior's Lament
- 06/08/07
- JUST A TEEN
- 05/31/07
- The Little Red Car
- 05/25/07
- Now That Is a Great Adventure!
- 05/18/07
- Cloud Creations
- 05/12/07
- HOPE-ITS
- 04/28/07
- Lessons from the Children
- 04/21/07
- Swept off My Feet--I Don't Think So!
- 04/14/07
- Oh My, Oh Me, Oh Vanity!
- 04/07/07
- More Than Enough
- 03/10/07
- God's Music
- 03/02/07
- Penniless
- 02/23/07
- I Wonder
- 02/15/07
- Just Ingest
- 02/09/07
- A Craftswoman Am I Not
- 02/02/07
- Homework Miracle
- 01/26/07
- Shivering and Shuddering
- 01/20/07
- An Artist--Sort of
- 01/13/07
- If I Only Had a Gift
- 01/05/07
- What's Cooking with You?
- 12/08/06
- They Also Serve
- 12/05/06
- Gift of Love
- 11/25/06
- I'll Volunteer My Heart
- 11/18/06
- Remembering a Loving Parent
- 11/11/06
- Lifeguard Me!
- 11/04/06
- The Greatest Healer
- 10/26/06
- From a Teacher's Journal
- 10/21/06
- Missionaries' Photo Album
- 10/14/06
- Have You Prayed?
- 10/07/06
- Fire-starter--Fire-keeper
- 09/09/06
- SNAKE IN MY GARDEN
- 09/02/06
- Along the River Road
- 08/26/06
- My Life Has Been a Melody
- 08/17/06
- Without the Cross
- 08/13/06
- Not Your Regular Folksong
- 08/05/06
- If I Could See As God Sees
- 07/31/06
- A TEACHER'S PRAYER
- 07/24/06
- Choices
- 07/15/06
- What Is It? (ii)
- 07/13/06
- Great Is Our God
Critique Circle Postings
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EBooks
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Free Reprint Articles
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- 02/11/2011
- Simon's Soliloquy
- 11/06/2008
- Fear Not
- 12/18/2007
- Just Ingest
- 10/25/2007
- Brimful of Thanksgiving
- 04/04/2007
- What Would I Do?
- 04/04/2007
- Before the Beginning of Time
- 03/09/2007
- Keep Me in the Center of Your Will
- 03/09/2007
- I Worship
- 03/09/2007
- Where is Joseph?
- 03/09/2007
- A Sweet Aroma
- 03/09/2007
- The Bible Speaks of Bread
- 03/09/2007
- Treasure
- 03/09/2007
- Family
- 03/09/2007
- Elisha and the Widow Woman
- 03/09/2007
- Searching for Jesus
- 03/09/2007
- Remember Jordan
- 03/09/2007
- Values Lesson
- 03/09/2007
- A House of Faith
- 02/28/2007
- Sunset Meditation
- 09/29/2006
- Faith to Move Mountains
- 09/29/2006
- Too Dark
- 09/29/2006
- Ezra