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Does God Ever Give Us More Than We Can Handle?
Last Monday as my husband and I watched in horror the pieces of our home flying past our windows, carried by 100 mph derecho winds, I voiced out loud, "God protect us." That's all I could say. God protect us. For over an hour the wind blew. Trees crashed to the...
2020 Is Making Us Stronger, Better, And More Resilient
I'm updating my thinking today. I'm declaring 2020 is making you and me--all of us--stronger, better, and more resilient people. Because I'm tired of wishing 2020 was over. I'm tired of being on edge, wondering what other pandemic or disaster or terrible experience...
A Beautiful Gift: The Dawn Of A New Day
Wow. What a week we've experienced here in Iowa! Last Monday, with 20 minutes of warning, a derecho (never heard this term before last week) ripped through the center of our state, leaving much damage and destruction is its wake. Unfortunately, we, along with many...
