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When waiting is difficult
BY DAWN REED With scissors in hand, I stared in the mirror. My bangs had been driving me crazy for too long. I could have called my friend Megan who cuts my hair. She is schooled, trained even, in trimming and styling. Megan would know what to do. She would probably encourage me to come…
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Pride goes before the worms
BY DAWN REED In the pasta aisle at Food City, I debated which noodle looked most like worms. Spaghetti was too straight, bow tie too lumpy, penne too tubular. I FaceTimed my daughter to ask her opinion. We settled on elbow macaroni. It was for Sunday School. Our high school class has been studying the…
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Spending time with my sister
BY DAWN REED My sister, Teri, is like medicine – a balm for the soul. I needed a good dose, so I threw my toothbrush and pajamas in a bag, then headed the 252 miles to Bowling Green for a day. Totally worth it. There is a long time of hugging when we get together.…
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Forgetting the buttermilk
BY DAWN REED When the alarm went off on Sunday at 4 a.m., there was a lot to do. Coffee day for our jail Bible study meant brewing started early. It was going to be a busy day. There was jail study at 6:45, Sunday School breakfast, then Sunday School, the 11 o’clock service, followed…
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Letting go to go forward
BY DAWN REED Our daughter, Jessica, shaved her head a few weeks ago. I know. I was surprised, too. She wasn’t having some kind of breakdown, praise the Lord. She was just tired of her hair falling out in handfuls due to health issues and medicine. We FaceTime before bed, and every night – for…
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Who is in charge of the weather?
BY DAWN REED We are having some crazy weather this week. Extreme heat warnings are in every forecast. It is supposed to be a bajillion degrees today and just the same tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. We practically need sunscreen to get to the car. Our friend Corey said it feels…
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Make your chapters count
BY DAWN REED On page 1955 in my Life Application Study Bible, something wonderful happened. Well, “wonderful” might not be the right word. “Important” is probably better. Acts, chapters 2 and 4, state that the number of believers was growing. Daily. First, 3,000 were saved, then the number of men grew to about 5,000. By…
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Working behind the scenes
BY DAWN REED Early in the morning, while it was still dark, I could hear him coming. The whirl of his brushes and the low hum of his engine quietly announced his arrival. It was the street sweeper. No one cheered as he worked. There was no parade, no banners of appreciation. Most did not…
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Encouraged by God’s word
BY DAWN REED Last Wednesday night, I went to “big church” instead of helping with the kids in the back. My beloved was heading to the Southern Baptist Convention, so I wanted to be in his presence one more time before he left. The words he shared from Colossians were exactly what I needed to…
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Chase good things
BY DAWN REED Last weekend, my beloved and I watched in horror as rescue workers in Laos safely evacuated four men who had been trapped in a flooded cave for over a week. The video showed incredibly narrow openings where they had to turn sideways to squeeze through. It smothered us just watching. (One source…
