COTT Clash Winner: Spinstered, The Novel by Sharyn Kopf
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COTT Clash Winner: Spinstered, The Novel by Sharyn Kopf

And we have a champion!  Congratulations to clash winner Sharyn Kopf and her book Spinstered: The Novel. A touching debut, Spinstered began as a nonfiction book idea and, through God’s design, became a novel that will speak to many women. For those in the Cleveland area, Sharyn will be selling and signing her novel at…

Still Thankful for Breast Cancer by Laura V. Hilton
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Still Thankful for Breast Cancer by Laura V. Hilton

  This is really going to sound strange, but I’m thankful for breast cancer.   Yes, you read that right.   Six years ago, I had the shock of my life. What I thought was an inflamed milk duct was diagnosed as breast cancer.   I’ve always been a Christian, I was raised in a…

Creating Lasting Memories by Jennifer Slattery
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Creating Lasting Memories by Jennifer Slattery

They say when you reach the end of your life, memories play back like snapshots.   Images of your first best friend, your first doll house, your first day of school … your first surprise birthday party.   I was five or six, young enough to have little concept of time, when my parents decided…

Thankful: Walking in Favor by Joy Chickonoski
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Thankful: Walking in Favor by Joy Chickonoski

Walking in Favor   I used to think walking in God’s favor meant walking in the fulfillment of my dreams. The problem, I am a visionary, hating status quo  and relentlessly in  pursuit heaven on earth. No matter how many answered prayers I experience the unfulfilled ones made a larger impact; it left me feeling…

Thankful: A Choice We Make by Martha Rogers
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Thankful: A Choice We Make by Martha Rogers

Being thankful is a choice we make. Rather than complaining about what we don’t have, we chose to be thankful for what we do have. Paul said it best in Philippians 4:13: “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or…

Thankful: Sifting Gold by Holly Hrywnak
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Thankful: Sifting Gold by Holly Hrywnak

It’s be one of those years.   Ya’ll know what I mean by that. A season marked with tears, struggle, heartache, frustration and bills. Lots and lots of bills without the lots and lots of money to go with it.   One year ago, I found myself in the hospital for a 6-day stay without…