Faith, family, and the beauty of everyday grace

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Faith, family, and the beauty of everyday grace •

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Hi! I’m Debbie. A peace-making, kindness-spreading storyteller.

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Here’s to Change
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Here’s to Change
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Sometimes you choose change, and sometimes change chooses you.

When I wrote and published my very first blog post in May of 2015, I had no inkling of the major life changes that were to occur for our family in the next decade.

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What Good Is It?
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What Good Is It?
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Can I be honest?

I’ve been pretty discouraged lately.

Or, more specifically, discouraged with how technology has changed us.

Yesterday, I was in a waiting room and it hit me like it does every time—we don’t talk to each other anymore.

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Dear Younger Me
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Dear Younger Me
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May 14, 1985 

Dad died in the hospital today. Why, why, why, why, why? Why wasn't I taken instead? Mom, Karen, and the boys could live fine without me. How will any of us survive without Dad?

June 9, 2023 

Dear Younger Me, 

These are such good questions.

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Ties That Bind
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Ties That Bind
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The beautiful connections that occur in our relationships are not accidental but intentional.

It' s a key word for every Christ follower: intentionality.

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Marriage Looks Like This
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Marriage Looks Like This
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Marriage looks like a desperately needed, intertwined nap on a lazy, rainy afternoon and later chopping vegetables, side by side, for a favorite Sunday soup recipe.

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Book titled 'So God Made a Grandma' with writings by Author Debbie Prather with a floral pattern on the cover, featuring pink, red, and yellow flowers on a dark blue background.
Cover of a book titled 'So God Made a Mother' by Leslie Means, with writings by Author Debbie Prather, with a purple background and gold accents.
Book titled 'Miracles, Angels & Messages from Heaven' by Amy Newmark with writings by Author Debbie Prather, with a sky and clouds background and a shining sun.
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