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Suicide is Not Your Answer Stories

Suicide is Not Your Answer Stories

The following story tells of a young man who served in the Army and came home filled with nightmares and emotional pain.  He had PTSD.   Is there a way we could have helped him along with all the other VETS who suffer from the trauma of being in the service.  We also...

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What is Joy? Joy in Troubled Times Challenge

Have you ever wondered what joy is? Joy is deeper than happiness. Joy comes from deep within our soul. It is a gift from God. "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentlenesses, and...

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Finding Joy in Crisis

Finding Joy in Crisis

Are you Struggling with Finding Joy in Crisis? Joy Comes from within our Soul It is a gift from God. It is knowing that no matter what is going on around us, we can trust God to make everything work for good.  Happiness depends on what happens to us.  If our...

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Joy of Children

Joy of Children

Have you ever noticed the joy of children? Children seem to be happy over the littlest things. Jesus was a man of joy. And he tells us that we must become like little children. Unless a child has been abused or seen a lot of trauma they enjoy life. Joshua was only 4...

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Forget the Former Things

Forget the Former Things

“ Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it.  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.” Isaiah 43: 18-19 Past hurts are one of the biggest obstacles to being free...

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Joy In The Hospital Room

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 Outward circumstances have little to...

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Search for Joy

Search for Joy

Do You Search for Joy? I adopted a baby Golden Doodle several months ago.  Joey was five days old when I first saw him.  My husband Richard could hold him in his hand.  We brought him home weighing four pounds at eight weeks old.  I named him Joey because I knew he...

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