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...
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durendalee
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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durendalee
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Nov 4, 2020
- 1 min
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,...
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durendalee
- Oct 21, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- May 7, 2020
- 9 min
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...
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durendalee
- Jan 1, 2019
- 4 min
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...
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durendalee
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Jul 31, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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durendalee
- May 15, 2018
- 4 min
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...
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durendalee
- Feb 15, 2018
- 2 min
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,...
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durendalee
- Feb 8, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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durendalee
- Dec 26, 2017
- 1 min
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...
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durendalee
- Dec 7, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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