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Meaningful Days

by Carol Loewen
I looked out the back window as our car pulled into the Fresno parking lot Saturday after a three-hour drive. A lovely, white-haired woman in a striking blue outfit walked toward t...
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Restore

by Carol Loewen
Do you feel like it's hard to get back in the swing of things after the holidays? I've felt that, and thought of ways that help renew and restore me. Read about it here....
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Yes? No? Wait?

by Carol Loewen
Most of us have seen the news: seventeen missionaries, serving Christ in Haiti, abducted. Among them are two teenagers and children aged eight months, three and six years. The miss...
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But God …

by Carol Loewen
Like most of us, I want to live with purpose. And yet at times I find my purpose wavering … I need a rest; I’m not equipped to deal with that issue; that person’s pain [&hell...
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What is Love?

by Carol Loewen
“Love is a choice of the will, not a servant to the emotions.” Many of us are familiar with I Corinthians 13, the apostle Paul’s love chapter. Love is patient and...
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Girlfriends

by Carol Loewen
Driving alongside a very low reservoir en route to the Santa Cruz area last Thursday, I thought of the four college girlfriends with whom I would spend the next few days. Judy, a t...
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Ways to Build Your Marriage

by Carol Loewen
How do you build your spouse and invest in your marriage? While this blog is written to men, most of it applies equally to women. I am often wedded to my laptop in the evenings [&h...
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WEEPING MAY COME …

by Carol Loewen
Tears streamed down my cheeks as I read my friend’s latest text. “Hours now.” Her husband was at the edge of eternity. And while I rejoiced that Charles would soo...
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BE MY VALENTINE

by Carol Loewen
“Will you be mine?” Is Valentine’s just one special day a year, or is it a lifestyle? Having lost one husband, I recognize more than ever how precious my time wit...
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Burrowing In

by Carol Loewen
The puppies were adorable. Three 3-week olds, a girl and two boys, each with a unique marking pattern of red and white. Two were sound asleep, bodies nestled right against each oth...
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