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The Privileged Life: Seeking God’s Will for Your Life
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) “Follow your dreams. Pursue your passion.” If you’ve attended a graduation ceremony in the past decade, you’ve heard these words. Eager young adults have absorbed these exhortations and pursued a mishmash of…
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The Privileged Life: A Life-Saving Bracelet
“The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” Job 33:4 A bit of personal info about me—I have Addison’s Disease. I was diagnosed three years ago when I went into acute adrenal failure and had to be hospitalized. Fun, fun. You don’t want all the (boring) details, but in a nutshell, my…
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The Privileged Life: Through the Eyes of a Puppy
“Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?” Isaiah 43:19a Say “hello” to Heidi! Five pounds of wiggling, furry fun…a mini-tornado of schnauzer energy who has turned our home upside down with squeaky toys, shredded newspapers, and half-chewed sneakers scattered across our floor. We haven’t had a puppy for…
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The Privileged Life: Standing on the Rock of Ages
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust.” Psalm 18:2a The Appalachian Mountains may not appear to be very rocky compared to their Western counterparts. Our hills look sort of soft and comfy from a distance with all those trees. But take a hike in sneakers along one…
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The Privileged Life: As “Lucky” as a Six-Leaf Clover
“I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure.” Psalm 119:162 Do you consider yourself “lucky”? Can you look at a bed of clover and immediately pluck out a four-leaf clover? How about a stem with more leaves than that? My daughter, Elizabeth, found a prize this past week in our backyard…a single clover stem…
Nancy C. Williams 