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Tough Season?

July 10, 2019 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

We all have them–those times when life just gets really really hard. In one of my hardest seasons yet, I can vividly recall how alone and scared I felt. I was desperate to talk with someone who had lived through it and actually survived. I vowed that, if it was within my power, I would […]

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Thankful to be thankful

November 23, 2017 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Thankful people are happy people

Ever learned another language? Doing so forces you to confront what you thought you knew about your native language. I remember when I was first learning French and always got confused about where to put the adjectives. But it’s not like that in English, I tried to complain. Apparently it is. I just didn’t know […]

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In my way: is God saying slow down?

October 30, 2016 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

slow down... or short cut?

We’ve all been there. You’re in a hurry to get somewhere and the world’s slowest person is in front of you. Maybe it’s the guy who is non-stop flirting with the checkout girl, the little old lady who can’t seem to reach the gas peddle, or the person with “tummy troubles” in the single-stall bathroom. The […]

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What can we do better?

October 16, 2016 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Ephesians 4:31-32

Each week, I walk through the lobby of our church to check on things from the guest perspective. During one of those routine checks, I walked past my boss meeting with some contractors regarding our building expansion project and overheard the foreman ask, “What can we do better?” As I made my way back to […]

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Jesus and His Adoption (Adoption Devotional Sample 04)

December 11, 2014 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Quote from Dr. Russell Moore, photo from optictopic @flikr

Here is another sample from the adoption devotional I’m working on. This devotional is set up to include six months of weekly devotionals, where each week is centered around a specific theme. The first week is written about adoption in general, to set the stage, if you will, for the rest of the readings. What […]

Filed Under: + Adoption Care, + Quick Thoughts · Tagged With: adoption, Christmas, devotional, Jesus, Joseph, nativity

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