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Mountain-top Experiences
How do you describe a “mountain-top experience?” Is it the feeling you have after an exhilarating accomplishment? Or one of those times when your heart is just bursting with joy? Perhaps it’s a moment when you’re feeling especially connected with God. A mountain-top experience can be any or all of…
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But the Flag was Still There
I should be dead. At least, that is what the doctors said. Obviously, God had other plans. It was a beautiful June day in Michigan. Warm sunshine and a gentle breeze greeted me as I stepped onto the front porch to check the weather. I was about to go to…
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The Best News Ever!
The television series “Monk” follows the exploits of detective Adrian Monk. He was a police officer whose wife, Trudy, was killed by a car bomb. Monk believed that he, specifically his occupation, was somehow responsible for her death. He developed severe OCD and, unable to function, lost his job. Yet…
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True Colors
{originally posted October 23, 2016} It’s that time of year again, and as I gaze at the brilliant colors of fall I thought I’d reshare this post… Every autumn we are blessed with a dazzling display of color as the leaves turn away from their summer hues. It was always…
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Hidden Blessings of Obedience
{Originally posted November 23, 2013} Sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, always one foot in front of the other, I’ve climbed the steps leading to the family room and bedrooms upstairs. It feels like I’ve probably done that a million times during the twenty years I’ve lived here with Bob. But this…
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Lessons From a Scaredy Cat
This past Monday my husband and I got a new cat. New to us, anyway. My brother-in-law has a friend who moved and needed to find a new home for his cat. She’s indoor/outdoor, about a year old, fixed and a great hunter. Just what we needed, what with being…
Lisa Lewis Koster 