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A Place of Refuge
I happened to get an earlier start on my walk than usual the other day. The sun was beginning to break through a thick fog and all of the...
durendalee
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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When it Feels Like God is Hiding from You
Do you ever feel like God is hiding from you…that finding Him and hearing His voice seems like SO much work? In Jeremiah 29:13,14 it...
durendalee
Jan 26, 20212 min read
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Simple Help for Your Prayer Life
Do you ever feel like you don’t really have any words left to pray? As moms, we do SO MANY WORDS EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. I’ve got GREAT news...
durendalee
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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How Will They Know Unless We Tell Them?
How will our children know that God is good unless we tell them…unless they see it walked out in front of them? If they mostly see...
durendalee
Jan 5, 20212 min read
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Fear: Every Woman’s Battle
FEAR. It’s every woman’s battle. It’s every mom’s battle and certainly every homeschool mom’s battle. We worry about our kids, their...
durendalee
Dec 31, 20202 min read
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Finding Joy in the Waiting and the Unseen
It’s a fact that in our lifetime we will spend at least 3 years waiting…waiting for stoplights, doctor’s appointments, sitting in...
durendalee
Dec 9, 20203 min read
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It’s Safe to Let Go
Christmas revolves around the arrival of Jesus, God with skin on. This alone is really more than we can comprehend: The God of the...
durendalee
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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The Little Boy Who Calls Me Nana
I never understood how both deep grief and powerful joy could be experienced simultaneously until a little over 7 years ago. We’d lost...
durendalee
Nov 25, 20202 min read
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Loving Well
We live in an old house. It was built in 1924. I often think about all that these walls have seen and heard. Through the great...
durendalee
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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His Heart is for Us
“Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.” 1 John 5:21 NLT Out of the 4 chapters I read today,...
durendalee
Nov 4, 20201 min read
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First We Have Coffee
I love coffee…dark and strong with a little heavy cream and light sweetener. I’m not addicted to the caffeine (well, maybe a little), I...
durendalee
Oct 21, 20202 min read
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Should Believers Take a Stand to Gather?
I realize there are some places where churches are beginning to gather again. Some are being told to stay physically apart and not to...
durendalee
May 7, 20209 min read
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Life After Homeschooling: He is Enough
I heard a voice in our home recently that I didn’t recognize. Then I realized that it was our 14 year old. His voice just changed from a...
durendalee
Jan 1, 20194 min read
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Life After Homeschooling: Learning to Rest in Messiness
This week I had to apologize to one of our adult children. I had used mom guilt in order to be heard. I didn’t recognize it in the moment...
durendalee
Aug 23, 20182 min read
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Life After Homeschooling: What Now?
“Our way of being -in-the-world works its way into us through ritual and repetition. James K.A. Smith explains that a particular view of...
durendalee
Jul 31, 20184 min read
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Everyday Grief
I held my husband’s hand as we walked to our church across the street. There was a break in the thunderstorm that had been threatening...
durendalee
May 15, 20184 min read
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The Comparison Trap
THE COMPARISON TRAP Galatians 6:4,5 “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done,...
durendalee
Feb 15, 20182 min read
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His Love is Greater Still
Have you ever noticed how things that were meant to be blessings (overflow) from God quickly become idols? ANYTHING can and often does...
durendalee
Feb 8, 20182 min read
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Unhurried Grace for a Mom’s Heart
I’m so excited to bring a devotional written especially for you, Moms! Find Unhurried Grace on Amazon January 22nd! Are you a mom...
durendalee
Dec 26, 20171 min read
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Treasured Redemption
It wasn’t until I became a mom, that the reference to Mary at the Nativity scene really stood out to me. Motherhood changes our lives...
durendalee
Dec 7, 20173 min read
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