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I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind."
--Emily Bronte
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Back to Work
Sorry (not sorry) that I left you hanging all summer. I needed some down time because I was discouraged. Discouraged with my rejections,...
Stephanie Cardel
Sep 13, 20193 min read
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Requirements for Life
There’s a fine line between justice and mercy and I think we can only balance on it if we are humble. The prophet Micah says, “He has...
Stephanie Cardel
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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So Wrong For Him
Did you ever have a friend dating someone that was wrong for her/him? And no matter how many times you pointed that out, your friend...
Stephanie Cardel
Jul 25, 20192 min read
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Running From God's Salvation
I don’t like to run. I always joke that if I’m running, you better run too, because something is chasing me. But I don’t run away from...
Stephanie Cardel
Jul 17, 20192 min read
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Love Is...
Once you feel that you are truly in sync with another person, everything clicks into place and you recognize true love. There are no...
Stephanie Cardel
Jul 12, 20192 min read
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Making A Difference
I’m not a very cause-oriented person. I recycle, a little. I support local charities, some. I boycott some establishments, for a while....
Stephanie Cardel
Jun 19, 20192 min read
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Lost and Found
Being lost has always terrified me. When I was a child, if my parent got lost on the way somewhere, I’d melt down. When I started driving...
Stephanie Cardel
Jun 12, 20192 min read
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Be Still And Know
God created us with a wide range of emotions for a reason. I can know in my head and even articulate the Gospel, but until my heart is...
Stephanie Cardel
Jun 5, 20192 min read
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It's Not Fair!
We like fairness. When someone loses a child or a neighbor’s house burns to the ground, we are sad, heartbroken for them. And even if we...
Stephanie Cardel
May 29, 20192 min read
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The Price of Faith
Esther is a clear picture of Jesus and a picture of us at the same time. Like Jesus, she is willing to sacrifice everything, even her...
Stephanie Cardel
May 22, 20191 min read
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Building A Wall
A long time ago, my husband got a job in sporting goods sales. It was his dream job. Or so we thought before he started. He loved...
Stephanie Cardel
May 15, 20192 min read
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May Musings
This is going to be a difficult May for me. May equals Mother’s Day, and I just lost my mother. I’ve already given in to eating too much...
Stephanie Cardel
May 9, 20192 min read
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Cravings
I went on a cleanse diet. No sugar. No caffeine. No eggs or nuts or dairy or bread. Just fruits and vegetables, preferably raw, for...
Stephanie Cardel
May 8, 20192 min read
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A Discerning Heart
I used to pray that God would show me His will so that I wouldn’t stray from it. But then I realized that if I’m praying, and staying in...
Stephanie Cardel
May 1, 20192 min read
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All but the Waiting
The most difficult part of being a writer is the waiting. At least, that’s what drives me mad. Not writer’s block. Not how competitive it...
Stephanie Cardel
Apr 2, 20193 min read
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Be Careful What You Pray For
“So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. They said to him, ‘You are old, and your sons do not walk in...
Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20192 min read
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The Secret of Life
“But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, ‘Why have you brought us up out of Egypt...
Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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Consider HIM
“‘Here comes that dreamer!’ they said to each other. Come now, let’s kill him and throw him in one of these cisterns and say that a...
Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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Life Is Pain, Highness
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." –Genesis 50:20...
Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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But God...
“The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, ‘When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and...
Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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