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Women in the Valley

Women in the Valley: Lorraine’s Story

We’re so excited to start a new series! Between other, more devotional-type posts, we’ll be sharing the personal testimonies of women who are (or have been) in the valley of chronic illness. We hope their stories and words of encouragement can be a blessing to you! Launching this series for us is Lorraine. Thank you, […]

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Bible Characters Wednesday Writings

Sarah: The Woman Who Laughed at God

I recently read Genesis 18 in my devotions: Then [the Lord and His messengers] said to [Abraham], “Where is Sarah your wife?” So he said, “Here, in the tent.” And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.” (Sarah was […]

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Wednesday Writings

Joy in Suffering: The Gift of Perspective

The word kept appearing throughout the week: in my morning devotions, in my notes from Sunday School, in that little sermon reminder I’d sketched for myself at least a year ago, still lying on my desk. PERSPECTIVE In Hebrews 10:34, the writer commends his brothers for suffering the loss of their goods with joy. I […]

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In Sickness and in Health Wednesday Writings

In Sickness and in Health: Faithful in the Waiting

We’ve just read four beautiful, true love stories shared by women with chronic illness.  While each post has included words of advice for those who are still single, Emily and I would like to conclude this series with some encouragement specifically for those of us who don’t have a Special Someone at the moment. (I […]

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In Sickness and in Health Wednesday Writings

In Sickness and in Health: Emily’s Story

Thank you, Emily, for sharing your story of true love in chronic illness with us! Emily lives in Colorado, where she works as a marketing coordinator by day and a cakepop baker by night. She and Andrew will make their together home not far from her current home after they marry in May. (If you’d […]

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In Sickness and in Health Wednesday Writings

In Sickness and in Health: Kristen’s Story

Thank you, Kristen, for sharing your story of true love in chronic illness with us! Kristen and her husband, Tim, live in North Carolina, where Tim is studying at Bob Jones University. Kristen and Tim both answered our questions in the following video. If you’d like to read as well as listen, we’ve provided a […]

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In Sickness and in Health Wednesday Writings

In Sickness and in Health: Kristi’s Story

Thank you, Kristi, for sharing your story of true love in chronic illness with us! Kristi and her husband, JJ, live with their two boys in southern Maine. JJ owns a property management business and Kristi, when not running after her kiddos, blogs about home in Maine. (For more of her chronic illness journey, read […]

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In Sickness and in Health Wednesday Writings

In Sickness and in Health: Genna’s Story

We’re so thankful to Genna for sharing her story with us, and now with you as well! Each post in this series will include the questions we asked and each woman’s first-person answers. We hope these stories of true love in chronic illness–full of the real, the difficult, the beautiful, and ultimately the Gospel–can be […]

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In Sickness and in Health Wednesday Writings

In Sickness and in Health: What Is Love?

What is love? When you hear the word love, what comes to your mind? Do you think of romance, chocolate, roses, or something else? My fiancé, friends, and family joke around with me that I love “love.” What can I say, I’m a hopeful romantic at heart! But it wasn’t until I started dating my […]

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Wednesday Writings

The Narrow Place of Chronic Illness

I love driving down Main Street. At night. When the streets are empty and the air is quiet and only a few people move on the sidewalk under the glowing lamps.  Put me on Main Street in the middle of the day, however, and you’ll find me gripping the steering wheel with both hands, gritting […]