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Dealing with grief
BY DAWN REED If you are in our area this week, you will find us hugging a little more and holding hands a bit tighter. Our whole community was rocked a few days ago when a treasured 12-year-old boy named Diesel took his life just before his 13th birthday. His brother is in my Sunday
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The Legos God puts together
BY DAWN REED My 8-year-old friend Emerson loves Legos. And not just the big chunky ones most kids his age tend to build with. This young guy just completed the Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds, which has over 2,000 pieces and is recommended for ages 18 and up. I was blown away. Over 2,000
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Too much phone time
BY DAWN REED It seemed like a genius idea, and I felt efficient, filling every spare moment with something. Having a small computer in my hand for several hours a day, I wanted to be productive, not wasting a minute. There were people to text, email or message, Instagram memes to chuckle over and share.
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Celebrating the goodness of God
BY DAWN REED My beloved and I recently began celebrating special events with quesabirria tacos at our favorite Mexican restaurant. (Our friend Bubba Stewart got us hooked on them.) Quesabirria. We say it over and over, never getting it exactly right. It is a struggle to roll our “r’s.” Ignacio and Ariel patiently repeat the
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The hard work of Joseph of Arimathea
BY DAWN REED Hebrews 4:12 reminds us that the Bible is alive and active, meaning it applies to today, it applies to now. No matter how many times we read it, we can find something new and exciting – like buried treasure – hidden in the pages. It is not your grandmother’s big white coffee
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Thinking of Mary at Easter
BY DAWN REED Every day I am thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, but even more so at Easter. This year, my mind has often turned to His mother, Mary. Standing at the cross, memories and emotions would have surely warred within her. An angel’s announcement of the Messiah’s coming birth began her mission. A sudden trip
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Distracted
BY DAWN REED I was heading to Louisville to meet with a group of ladies from Crossroads Baptist Church. There was a lot to do so I made a list: a return to Walmart, stops at the post office, gas station and bank. I marked off one thing after another. A traffic light had me
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Who do you call out to?
BY DAWN REED A dental office is made up of two parts: the front and the back. The front half is where paperwork is done, appointments are made, money is transacted. The back is where the action is: teeth are cleaned, cavities are filled, teeth are extracted, and where we work on braces and Invisalign.
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Waiting on God
BY DAWN REED Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, (Proverbs 3:5). Sometimes it is not so easy. In Luke, Chapter 1, we find the story of Elizabeth, a woman who loved God and walked with Him. She had been young once and had married a
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Still dealing with anger
BY DAWN REED My favorite thing is when the Lord speaks tenderly through His Word. Alive and active (Hebrews 4:12), He gently leads, encourages, and directs. My not favorite thing is when the white-hot tip of the Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17) pierces and convicts me all the way to the bone marrow. Such
