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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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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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Personal Stories
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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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Personal Stories
Ashley Lorano

Love Worth Finding

I’m not sure where you are on your journey of love, but I can tell you that love is out there and it’s worth finding. Whether you are in a...

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Savanna DiStefano

What Does Identity Mean?

I’ve seemed to have lost my identity, and I’m still trying to find it. I realized my identity was lost toward the beginning of COVID in March 2020 when I...

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Quinton Greene

Why Music Matters

I remember sitting alone on the piano bench in the student center of my university. After being joined by a friend, I decided to play her a song I liked....

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Mary Anne Busse

RV There Yet?

“Camping? Are you Serious?” That was one of the responses I received from my then 10-year-old when I decided to buy a camper.  A full-blown travel trailer! You see, we had...

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Dianne Jacobsen

Perspective

Several times a week someone asks me: How is your husband? I answer: He is doing well. This question is asked because my husband, Jake, has lived in quarantine since...

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Grace Serra-Boldman

Home Sweet Church: One Year Later

At first, it seemed fun. We wore pajamas, I made a special breakfast, we had TV trays and sat in the family room where my husband Regan had us precariously...

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Lisa Jansen

The Unexpected Gift

It started out like any other day in the cold month of November. At the time, I was a 23-year-old college student living at home with my parents. I had...

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Personal Stories
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Ron Kuczera

How Cancer Changed My Perspective

It’s amazing the thoughts that race through your mind when cancer is mentioned for the first time. For me, this was in 2014.  In 2009, my doctor found a lump...

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Philip Goldsmith

When Alzheimer’s, Cancer & COVID Comes Home

Nancy Reagan said it best: Facing dementia and Alzheimer’s with someone you love is like a “long goodbye.” In December 2019 and through 2020, my life has been rocked. My...

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