Category: Inspirational
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The Country Girl Who Really Did Go City
Caregiving Between Two Worlds When I first started writing under the name Country Girl Gone City, I meant it in a lighthearted way. A girl raised with mountain air in her lungs and dirt roads under her feet suddenly learning to navigate city streets, hospital corridors, and airport terminals. A country soul learning the language…
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Covenant, Loyalty, and Guarding What God Has Joined
“Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate!”Mark 10:9 TLV The past two weeks have stripped everything down to what is real. Major surgery. Physical weakness. Long nights in hospital rooms. The kind of vulnerability that reminds you just how fragile the human body is — and how sacred marriage truly becomes in…
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Life’s Lessons: Power Under Control
There is a moment in every heated exchange when you can feel it rising. Your pulse quickens. Your thoughts sharpen. Words gather at the edge of your tongue, fully formed and ready. In those moments, using language can feel like swordplay. We parry. We defend. We anticipate the next move. We prepare to strike before…
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The Healing Arts: Painting What I Couldn’t Pray
The Healing Arts Series #1 There are some wounds that do not loosen their grip through conversation. Some grief does not untangle itself through explanation. There are losses that sit too deep for tidy prayers. I did not paint this piece to decorate a wall. I painted it because I could no longer carry the…
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Co-Caregiving: When Caregivers Care for Each Other
Caregivers Cozy Corner Series Pt 2 There’s a particular kind of tiredness that settles in when caregiving is not one-sided—when there isn’t a “healthy one” to lean on, no clear division of strength and weakness, no easy roles to assign. This corner is for those moments. If you’re reading this while holding a warm cup…
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Peace in the Storm: He Wasn’t Panicking, So Why Was I?
The rain started gently, almost rhythmically, tapping against the windshield as the road stretched out ahead of us. It was late—the kind of night when the world feels smaller and quieter, as if everything important has narrowed down to the stretch of road in front of you. At first, my hands rested easily on the…
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Tea Time with Mandy: Trusting God With the Outcome
Before we begin, let’s slow the moment. Put the kettle on and make yourself a cozy cup of tea. I recommend Twinings Orange & Cinnamon Spice, mixed with a bit of English Breakfast for warmth and a gentle lift. If you can, slice a piece of warm lemon cake or prepare a small snack, then…
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Literally Literary: The Snow Goose
In the early 1940s, the world was at war—and not only on the battlefield. Children were losing fathers, brothers, uncles, and friends. Homes were quieter. Chairs sat empty. Questions went unanswered because the answers were too heavy to carry in plain words. Some authors understood that children did not need explanations, but rather they needed…
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Help and Hope: Weariness
There are seasons when strength feels completely gone. Not because we have failed, but because life has required more than we have left to give. Weariness is one of the most common human experiences, and yet it is one of the least honestly discussed in the Church. Many believers quietly carry exhaustion with a sense…
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Theo Talk: Replacement Theology, Antisemitism, and Why the Church Must Get This Right
Theology is never neutral. What we believe always bears fruit. Theo Talk exists because there are theological conversations the modern Church often avoids—either because they are uncomfortable, controversial, or demand historical honesty. As a junior-year bachelor’s student in theology who has worked across multiple denominations, I’ve learned that doctrine is not merely academic. It shapes…
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