Tag: Little House on the Prairie
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The Purpose Of Pain
Pain comes in many different forms. It comes with broken ribs and broken hearts feel it too. Physical pain is the most obvious, but not always the most impactful to our souls. Our emotional selves battle a whole world of problems that outweigh the physical any day. As some of you know, I’m home under…
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The Power of Words
The power of words, we can bless and we can curse. All from the same mouth, even the same breath. I’m not pointing fingers at either side, just sad to see all the political bashing. All the hate for people who think, believe, look, and vote differently than we do. Jesus called us to more…
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Joy Will Follow
Jealousy is a monster. It’s green with envy, forever hungry for more. And it’s addictive, especially in our tech-savvy world. No longer is jealousy a face-to-face reality, it lives in our back pockets. It has devoured so many moments of joy, so many days and weeks and years in an endless game of comparison, always…
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Not A Magic Cure
Apologies can sometimes be an easy way out—like Harriet Oleson saying she’s sorry for spreading rumors in the town newspaper. The meaningless words can be used as more of an excuse than heartfelt regret. I can get all down on Mrs. Oleson, but it happens more than I’d like to admit in my own life.…
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Meant To Be
It’s easy to say that God had a plan when my sister and I landed the role of Baby Grace. Good showing up is always easy, like when I met my husband Josh, or when this grammatically challenged girl had the hair-brain idea to write a book. A publisher taking a chance on me was…
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DON’T FORGET
Season 10, “The Last Farewell” 10 Don’t Forget “Folks ain’t thinking much about Easter right now.” –Jeb Carter With the town of Walnut Grove being threatened, no one was thinking about the Carter’s Easter bunnies. The townspeople packed their covered wagons, tears filling every eye. How could anyone think of celebrating? I don’t think it’s…
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What’s Standing in Your Way?
Season 9, Episode 20, “May I Have This Dance?” 9 What’s Standing in Your Way? “I failed the exam on purpose. I’m going to stay in Walnut Grove and run the restaurant. And I want to marry Rachel Brown.” –Willie Oleson A crossroads in life is often the time when we realize where we’re headed…
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HANDING OVER THE KEYS
Season 5, Episode 10 , “Men Will Be Boys” 5 Handing Over the Keys “From now on you’ll be treated like men.” –Jonathan Garvey There comes a time in every young man’s life when he’s ready to be treated like a man. It’s usually sooner than we parents expect and we are faced with teenagers…
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Gratitude—Don’t Miss It
Season 4, Episode 20, “A Most Precious Gift” 4 “We didn’t learn until years later about all the worry Ma went through. But it wasn’t important she said, because we were all blessed by the coming of Baby Grace.” Laura Ingalls If we aren’t careful we can miss the wonderful blessings God is giving us…
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GIVING SPACE
Season 3, Episode 13, “Quarantine” 3 GIVING SPACE “Half Pint, the reason for this quarantine is to keep adults and children from bunching up.” Charles Ingalls The current reality of COVID-19 has put many of us in an unfamiliar territory. We’ve been asked to stay home—from work, school, and apart from people. Whether you are…