or the past 9 years, every June, my family spends a week in Indiana at Midwest Family Camp, held at lovely Camp Mack on Lake Waubee.  Last week was that week!

During our first worship service, I prayed that God would direct my conversations for the week.  I’m a talker, and I so look forward each year to good conversation with Godly individuals.  I prayed that God would lead who I talked to and what we talked about, that I would hear and receive what I needed to and that I would share with others what He wanted me to.

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We put our Christmas decorations out this weekend.  I really treasure the memories that I get to unpack and remember each year at this time.

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My husband is a born introvert.  He has said that his worst nightmare growing up was the possibility of having to be in front of a group talking.

You wouldn’t guess that these days, though.

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I’m writing this before the election has taken place, so don’t read too much in to this applying to any particular candidate/President elect.

Throughout every election season, we hear a lot of Christians saying, “God is in control”.  It’s true.  Absolutely.  He is in control.

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I don’t think there’s a Christian parent out there who isn’t looking for ways to ensure that their children grow up with a strong foundation in the Word of God.  Developing the habit of daily Bible reading can be tough for us to do ourselves, let alone teaching it to our kids.

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Hugh Hefner died last week.  While I don’t revel in his death, the phrase ‘good riddance’ did cross my mind.  Hefner contributed heavily to bringing pornography to the mainstream, making it more easily accessible and normalized.  Grieving his death never entered my mind.

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