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Sixty Miles in Orange and Blue Shoes

In 2006, as my mother battled breast cancer, I laced up a pair of orange and blue Mizunos and walked sixty miles over three days. They didn’t cure anything, but they carried me through one of the hardest seasons of my life — step by step, mile by mile. Continue reading

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The Most Expensive Meal I Never Paid For

When it comes to spending big on a meal, Daryl and I have a tradition. For birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestones, we treat ourselves to high-end local restaurants—places like Madure or Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. They’re not cheap, but the cuisine, … Continue reading

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Quick Thought – Sunday, August 3, 2025: My Redeemer Lives

Read Job 19:23-29 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God… Job 19:25-26 Reflect The battle … Continue reading

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, July 29, 2025: Cheering from the Stands

Read Hebrews 12:1-19 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…Hebrews 12:1 Reflect Every … Continue reading

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Not just the shoes, but where they took me

Some of my most vivid memories are also among my most painful. I recall in 2006 when my mother was going through her battle against breast cancer that I found out about the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk, and … Continue reading

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Quick Thought – Saturday, August 3, 2024: My Redeemer Lives

Read Job 19:23-29 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God… Job 19:25-26 Reflect The battle … Continue reading

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Quick Thought – Monday, July 29, 2024: Cheering from the Stands

Read Hebrews 12:1-19 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…Hebrews 12:1 Reflect The … Continue reading

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, August 3, 2022: My Redeemer Lives

Read Job 19:23-29 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God… Job 19:25-26 Reflect The battle … Continue reading

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Quick Thought – Friday, July 29, 2022: Cheering from the Stands

Read Hebrews 12:1-19 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us… Hebrews 12:1 Reflect … Continue reading

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, August 3, 2021: My Redeemer Lives

Read Job 19:23-29 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God… Job 19:25-26 Reflect The battle … Continue reading

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