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    Laughter in the New Year

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    January 1, 2024
    Laughter in the New Year

    I laugh like Betty Rubble. Or so I’ve been told. You know, the giggle of the dark-haired female Flintstones character. But whether it’s an ugly laugh that progresses into a snort, a deep laugh that I feel to my belly, or more proper laughter in a social setting, I want…

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    My Favorite Book for 2023

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    December 29, 2023
    My Favorite Book for 2023

    Earlier this year I shared book titles authored or co-authored by female theologians with the ladies in my theology class. My reading of these authors’ works was for pleasure and purpose. I am grateful for published authors whose education far exceeds my own though that wasn’t the case with one;…

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    Ready or Not

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    December 27, 2023
    Ready or Not

    Ready or not, we are entering a new calendar year. As we make New Year’s resolutions, we are essentially evaluating ourselves. To create effective resolutions, we can start by asking ourselves three simple questions, using our calendars for 2023 and 2024: What mistakes did we make, and how did we…

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    My Word for 2024

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    December 23, 2023
    My Word for 2024

    I’ve only sometimes chosen a word for the year. However, I decided on the word cultivate for 2024. Cultivating is intentional, on purpose; it is an act we do (not something that happens to us). Gardeners cultivate. I have a friend who is a professional gardener, and she is already flipping through…

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    My Favorite Things from 2023

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    December 20, 2023
    My Favorite Things from 2023

    Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittensBright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with stringsThese are a few of my favorite things Lyrics from The Sound of Music Without thinking of Maria, the captain, and the children, I can’t type the lyrics from my most loved…

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    Knowing God’s Wisdom

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    December 18, 2023
    Knowing God’s Wisdom

    Conclusion As we conclude this series, I share with you that the timing has been interesting for those of you who have contacted me to let me know, but for myself as well. I am facing major surgery in January. During this time leading up to that date, I leaned…

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Debbie Swindell is devoted to discipling and mentoring women in her community, the local church, and through her home-based ministry. With a deep passion to help them know God’s Word, she guides them to study it with understanding, and live it faithfully, especially in life’s hardest seasons. Debbie is the author of Mornings With an Everyday Theologian and The Freedom Series. She writes from her home in the Arkansas River valley.

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