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Malisa Jannette

Finding God’s Grace in a Blended Family

God’s grace in a blended family shows up in many ways—fostering forgiveness, encouraging communication, and building unity. Blending Isn’t Instant I remember five years ago, when our family “blended” into...

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Personal Stories
Lisa Jansen

Why Do We Celebrate Easter? 

When you think about Easter, what pops into your mind? Is it that whimsical bunny that delivers delicious chocolate treats while you sleep? Or maybe it’s the thrill of Easter...

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Personal Stories
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Alecia Swejkoski

New Year, Same Me—Only Better

As we step into a new year, it’s natural to reflect on the past—the good, the bad, and yes, even the ugly. These moments matter because they shape who we...

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Personal Stories
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Jim Jensen

Christmas Traditions 

Here comes Christmas! It seems like it happens every year around this time 😉. For me there is a push and a pull between the fun of celebrating the holiday...

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Personal Stories
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Melissa Zahodnic

How to Be Thankful Every Day

What does it mean to be thankful? Is being thankful different from being grateful? In short, yes. Being thankful is often immediate and tied to a specific situation or circumstance....

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Personal Stories
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Pamella Kraemer

Keeping Your Faith While Dating in the Modern World

Hey, all you young, single Christian ladies out there! Are you feeling discouraged while trying to find ‘your person’ in this society we live in? Social media relationships, celebrity couples...

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Personal Stories
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MaryAnne Busse

Finding TRUE Happiness in Life

THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS ISN’T REALLY ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE  We seem to spend our lives searching for happiness. When we talk about our kids, we often hear...

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Personal Stories
Lisa Gillim

Declutter Your Life

Three weeks??!! The buyer wanted us to close on our house in three weeks.  Twenty-four years in this house and it needed to be decluttered and cleaned out in just...

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Personal Stories
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Melissa Zahodnic

The Way to Healthy Living

What does it mean to be healthy? If you had asked me four years ago, I probably would have said things like eating good food and exercising regularly. While this...

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Personal Stories
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Grace Boldman

Winter Recipes

With life comes many questions. Why are we here? What’s the point of all of this? How can I be a better mom, dad, daughter, son, wife, husband and friend?...

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Personal Stories
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Izzie Foltran

Where I Found Joy & You Can Too

It was my senior year and I was excited for it. I had so many things to look forward to: amazing friends, my final year at my homeschool co-op, preparing...

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Carolynn Blair

Watch Church Online

During the height of the pandemic, I decided to “attend” a church online. I was familiar with Shepherd’s Gate from attending a Bible Study there and decided to “tune in”...

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