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Praise the Almighty – A Crown of Promise Devotional

In Hold Her Close, at Rose’s lowest, when her heart shattered and her throat was too clogged with tears to pray, she turned to a prayer she’d learned as a child. The words of praise didn’t come easy for Rose that day, nor do they for many of us in those moments. When the prayers… Continue reading Praise the Almighty – A Crown of Promise Devotional

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Just What I Didn’t Want to Hear

I woke up this morning so drained. It was finally Saturday, and I'd planned to sleep in. Not wake up before the sun. I lay in bed, trying to convince my brain to go back to sleep but it was having none of it, determined instead to go through the week that was. The ups,… Continue reading Just What I Didn’t Want to Hear

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The Story Behind the Story

Twenty years ago, I went on my first short term mission trip to an orphanage in Thailand. Ten years ago, I wrote a novel based on it. This week, 15 May 2024, that story is being published. Talk about a journey! But this story goes back further than that—to when I was just a kid,… Continue reading The Story Behind the Story

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Crown of Promise Devotions – The Stained-Glass Window

Like Eva in Bring Her Home, I want people to think I have it all together. That I’m strong, and confident, and unshakeable every hour of every day, no matter what life throws at me. Part of that comes from fear that they’d walk away if they knew the truth, part comes from pride and… Continue reading Crown of Promise Devotions – The Stained-Glass Window