Honest and heartfelt thoughts and stories about home, family, love, faith, and personal growth.
I am a much different person than I was 10-15 years ago. Now, I have always been a kind person who could befriend and love anyone, even if their beliefs or lifestyles were quite different than mine. That’s something that…
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I have been thinking a lot about political partisanship lately. It seems to have gotten more and more extreme in the past few years. I have seen how it can hurt relationships, fill people with unhealthy anger, fear, and dread,…
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My name is Mandy Al-Bjaly. I was not born with this last name, but it is a name I chose to take upon myself in March of 2010 when I married Jad Al-Bjaly. I wrote the story of our…
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Before I begin writing what I wish to say, I want you to understand that what I share in this post can change your life if you allow it. My life has already been changed. If you are someone who…
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My eyes have been wet for quite a while after reading comments from someone I love accusing me of indulging in “fake news.” You may be wondering why that would bother me so much. Well, it bothers me deeply for…
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Are you excited to vote in the upcoming mid-term elections?? Well, maybe excitement isn’t the right term, but I hope we think about it as an opportunity to make positive change. I honestly didn’t used to care much about voting….
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If I had a genie that could grant me three wishes, one of the things I would wish for is that our society would stop making every decision by every individual or entity political. That may sound like a strange…
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Today is an anniversary of a very important date. Normally when we think of anniversaries, we think of a happy occasion. Sadly, today’s anniversary is anything but happy. Today, January 6, 2022, is the one-year anniversary of the horrifying attack…
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I hear many Christians say, “God doesn’t make mistakes.” If used with loving tones and intentions, this can be a true and glorious statement. The key word is “if.” To help understand intent, we need to go further into the…
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For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find…
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