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I’d Like to Speak to the Manager About Myself
My friend Jen and I were hiking on a local trail last weekend, which is currently configured into a one-way loop in an effort to help people socially distance while ...
How Playing Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump led to a Life of Service
Editor’s Note: When actor Gary Sinise took on the role of Lieutenant Dan Taylor for the 1994 film Forrest Gump, he had no idea just how it would change his ...
Get Out of Your Head OBS Week 2 — Make the Shift
We have to figure out what it is that we love more than God. What is the thing we’re chasing? ~ Jennie Allen What do you think about all the ...
Throw the Baby in the River
The mustached man grabbed my arm roughly and said, “Come with me.” Anger flashed in his eyes. As he led me forcefully to the front of the store, he explained ...
Coping With Crisis
Trust Me with every fiber of your being!What I can accomplish in and through you is proportional to how much you depend on Me.One aspect of this is the degree ...
Ready for Anything: How to Prep for Anything Without Getting Overwhelmed
If you are anything like me, when you first heard about the concept of prepping, you became overwhelmed just thinking about it.You’ve seen the commercials, looked at the pamphlets, and ...
Family Wounds Are Slow to Heal
Family wounds are slow to heal.I hope your childhood was a happy time when your parents kept everyone fed, safe, and chuckling. I hope your dad came home every day, ...
Summer Anxiety: Embrace the Bathing Suit
Laying Down My AnxietyTherefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life ...
Writing a Better Story
Nearly every day in the summer, I take my dog to Westmoreland Park, where she plays in the creek. She runs up and down through the creek bed, diving headlong ...
Seasons of Delay
I hate delays. I do everything I can to avoid them. I stay away from certain streets, airports, and the freeway during high-traffic hours because I hate delays. I don’t ...
8 Tips for Maintaining a Family Summer Schedule
Keeping a family summer schedule can be sanity-saving and yet tough to maintain at the same time. Summer is a wonderful break from academic routines and along with the warmer ...
Get Out of Your Head OBS Week 1 — Spiraling Out
We are at war with the enemy. This is how he comes for us… He comes for us with lies that we have believed for way too long! ~ Jennie ...
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee: The Story Behind the Song
{1907}Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee God of glory, Lord of love Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee Op’ning to the Sun above Melt the clouds of sin and sadness drive ...
Awakened to the Call
Pay attention to the things that move you because they reveal the things in your heart. ~ Banning LiebscherWELCOMEDo you remember dreaming as a kid about who or what you ...
4 Fun Ideas for Summer Bucket Lists
Tomorrow, June 21, marks the first day of summer (for those of us here in the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere), and this year we will ...
When Your Tired Heart is Broken
Editors Note: For today’s Devotionals Daily we wanted to feature an author who uses her poetry and visual arts talent to reach into people’s hearts all over the world. Morgan ...
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