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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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Stephanie Cardel
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Jul 25, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Jul 17, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Jul 12, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Jun 19, 20192 min read
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....
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Stephanie Cardel
Jun 12, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Jun 5, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
May 29, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
May 22, 20191 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
May 15, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
May 8, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
May 1, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20194 min read
Do Not Fear
“Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20193 min read
Either HE dies, Or I Die
“Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the...
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Stephanie Cardel
Mar 26, 20194 min read
Singed A Bit, Were You?
"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, 'O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If...
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