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When the girls were little…
On May 5, 2026 by Anna De LayWhat’s a moment you wish you could freeze and live in forever? When the girls were little, they would jump on their dad’s back and ride him like a horse. Once he took my good pillows and strapped them to his knees because the floor was getting too hard for comfort. Ruined my pillows, but
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Worship in the Hard Seasons: Lessons in Suffering
On July 22, 2025 by Anna De Lay“Would you still worship Me if I never healed you?”
I stood crying and listening with my head down during a worship service a few years ago when I heard the Lord say these words to me.
Without missing a beat, I said, “Yes Lord, of course!!”
“Then why have you laid down and given up?”
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Choosing Forgiveness When it Still Hurts
On May 4, 2025 by Anna De LayLessons I’m learning about forgiveness… Forgiveness is the only path to wholeness and healing of your own broken heart. Even so, the memories, the hurt, the feelings of betrayal don’t magically disappear when you choose to forgive someone who has hurt you deeply. There is an initial forgiveness that we choose, but the harder part
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Abiding in Christ: Bearing Good Fruit Even in the Chaos
On February 14, 2023 by Anna De Lay“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…” Galatians 5:22 Have you ever stepped back and examined your life and saw none of the fruits of the Spirit at work? Perhaps you’ve gotten so busy in your day-to-day life that prayer and thankfulness have taken a backseat,
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Don’t Lose Heart: You Will Get Through This
On November 27, 2022 by Anna De LaySo we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison… 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 Lately, Steven Curtis Chapman’s latest radio hit, Don’t Lose Heart has been playing over and
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In Season and Out: Guided by the Spirit
On October 20, 2022 by Anna De Lay…preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching… 2 Timothy 4: 2 I’ve often struggled with the concept of being ready at all times to do the work of ministry. I tend to look for inspiration, a muse, an idea to get me