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    Speak To Me
    mchristiann
    • Nov 21, 2018
    • 6 min

    Speak To Me

    I went to the park yesterday morning on a quest to hear God speak to me. I've done this many times when I need an answer from Him. While ...
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    I Believe!
    mchristiann
    • Nov 14, 2018
    • 7 min

    I Believe!

    It wasn’t how we expected to spend our last night at Disneyland. We had been at Disneyland & Disney California Adventure for five whole d...
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    1/3
    mchristiann
    • Nov 11, 2018
    • 4 min

    1/3

    A good friend of mine shared something with me this weekend. He said it might be kinda corny, but I don’t think it is! I think it’s very w...
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    Lost
    mchristiann
    • Nov 8, 2018
    • 6 min

    Lost

    I don’t know what I’m supposed to do next. I worked in the preschool at our church for 8 ½ years, and Friday was my last day. Man, oh, ma...
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    I Am His
    mchristiann
    • Nov 7, 2018
    • 4 min

    I Am His

    I did not expect to start crying like that. This Saturday I attended a women’s conference in Portland called Abundance. I was there with ...
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    I Will Be With You
    mchristiann
    • Nov 6, 2018
    • 6 min

    I Will Be With You

    "Sometimes I think maybe I should be in ministry like my dad," Seth said. We were newly married, making one of our all-night drives from w...
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    5:32 AM
    mchristiann
    • Nov 3, 2018
    • 3 min

    5:32 AM

    I'm not a morning person. But in spite of that, I've made a habit of getting up early to read the Bible and talk to God. It tunes my hear...
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    The Black Rock
    mchristiann
    • Apr 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Black Rock

    I wrote forgiveness on my To-Do List. I determined that I would not put it off one more day. No more crying bitter tears in bed over this...
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    Whatever You Do
    mchristiann
    • Mar 17, 2018
    • 3 min

    Whatever You Do

    “When we had to rate ourselves on things we struggle with, ‘Opinions of Others’ was one of the things I rated the highest,” I said at Bib...
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    The Captain
    mchristiann
    • Jan 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    The Captain

    My husband preached a sermon yesterday that really spoke to me. It began like this: “One of the shows I watch is called Deadliest Catch. ...
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    Better Than Rubies
    mchristiann
    • Dec 29, 2017
    • 3 min

    Better Than Rubies

    "What is the most important lesson you learned this past year?" I heard this on the radio today as I was driving. So I pondered. And it o...
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    What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
    mchristiann
    • Nov 28, 2017
    • 4 min

    What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

    Do you ever wonder if your role is important? I had a moment of doubt. We had friends over for dinner this weekend. She’s a pharmacist. S...
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    Fellow Sojourners
    mchristiann
    • Nov 22, 2017
    • 3 min

    Fellow Sojourners

    These are the friends I prayed for. Last fall during our women’s Bible study, I shared with the group a prayer request about my son’s att...
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    She Unfriended Me
    mchristiann
    • Oct 11, 2017
    • 3 min

    She Unfriended Me

    When I went to her Facebook profile, I spotted it: Add Friend. With a sinking feeling in my gut, I realized she had Unfriended me. I imme...
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    A Letter to My Son on His 13th Birthday
    mchristiann
    • Aug 28, 2017
    • 7 min

    A Letter to My Son on His 13th Birthday

    I remember those two pink lines on the pregnancy test. It was the moment I learned that you existed. I cried, of course. You were my drea...
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    God Margin
    mchristiann
    • Aug 12, 2017
    • 4 min

    God Margin

    I've been thinking about God margin. This is a term we learned in women's Bible study this year as we looked at the story of Gideon. God ...
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    God is Working Upstream
    mchristiann
    • Aug 5, 2017
    • 4 min

    God is Working Upstream

    The Lord has humbled me this summer. I’ll confess to you that when the summer began, I thought I had God’s plans for my family all figure...
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    Keep a Green Tree
    mchristiann
    • Aug 1, 2017
    • 7 min

    Keep a Green Tree

    "Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come." -Chinese proverb I've always loved this saying. It speaks to me o...
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    Make Me Brave
    mchristiann
    • Jul 21, 2017
    • 3 min

    Make Me Brave

    Would it bother you if I said life isn't about finding happiness? Lately I've felt restless, wishing for something new. New job, new hous...
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    Exchanging Ashes for Beauty
    mchristiann
    • Jun 28, 2017
    • 5 min

    Exchanging Ashes for Beauty

    God used a stranger to speak to me. I’m almost afraid to tell this story, because some may not believe it or may not get it. But I treasu...
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