Tucked away in an alcove of pine in Door County, Wisconsin, there is what many consider a treasure. Towers of precariously stacked stones populate this short stretch of shoreline at Lake Michigan’s Cave Point County Park. Some towers are short and dainty looking, assembled quickly by someone passing through. Other structures clearly showcase much time, […]
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For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NLT When is the last time you checked something BIG off your bucket list? This month, after years of dreaming about walking through a
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An outdoor breakfast in the middle of an Iowa summer is one of the best ways to start the day. The fogginess of sleep lifts as two blue jays perching on the deck railing chirp and bob their bodies up and down, as if dancing to their own song. Sunlight shimmers in the trees as
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We only know — what we know — when we know. A split-second explosion came from the direction of our garage. After checking and finding nothing peculiar, my son and I shrugged it off as odd. Later that evening, my husband and I find glass across the garage floor. We examine windows and vehicle mirrors
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Have you fought a few rounds with worry lately? More often than we would like, many of us find ourselves in the ring trying to knock worry out. We fret about things like beauty, money, success, health, family and …. even worry itself! Gradually, worry becomes a fact of life, part of the human condition, or