Category Archives: Spiritual Growth

Straining at the Oars

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Everyone I’ve talked to this week is stressed to their breaking point. Problems at work, problems at home, problems with health both mental and physical. With the war in Ukraine, a global pandemic, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, high gas prices—and a … Continue reading →

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Armageddon

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

The growing war in Ukraine has made me much more aware of the freedom, comfort, and family I enjoy. Sometimes you don’t know what you have until it’s threatened or gone. Such was the case when I was in fourth … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Ukraine

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Like the whole world, I’m transfixed by the David and Goliath conflict in Ukraine and how it has illustrated truth I know, but need to trust as if my life depended on it, as if I were fighting my own … Continue reading →

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Before and After Pix with Jesus

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Don’t we all love before and after shots. My favorite version of before and after are home renovation shows on HGTV. It’s what I binge watch in bad weather while I use the treadmill. And, I confess, sometimes I fast … Continue reading →

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Right Between the Eyes

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

PERFECTIONISM AND THE CREATIVE MINDSET REQUIRED TO FINISH A BOOK. During the Olympics, there’s always lots of talk about sports psychology. The Apostle Paul also talks about what it takes to finish the race. In Philippians 3:13-14 he advocates leaving … Continue reading →

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Respect

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Shame is a powerful tool of the enemy, able to morph into a million avatars, but no match for God’s sovereignty and grace. Here’s what I mean. ****************************************************************************    It’s 1967 at the tail end of the summer, and my … Continue reading →

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My Ice Blue Secret

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

In any culture that prizes virginity before marriage, the loss of it can leave you frozen in shame. And sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself. *********************************************************************************** I wasn’t a virgin when I married. Supposedly, no big deal if, … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Paradise

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

 This week, I stumbled upon a documentary on Prime called Three Identical Strangers about male triplets separated at birth by adoption. Turns out they were unknowingly part of a psychological study and purposely placed in homes at three different levels … Continue reading →

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Our Eyes Are On You

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Funny how books, sermons, and personal stories come into your life at just the right moment. Just in the nick of time! Just when God knows you need it! **************************************************************************************** How often I submit to my fears instead of submitting … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness and Freedom

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Ann C. Averill

Are you more like a Judge Judy or Mother Teresa? I confess, when I used to visit my brother at his rest home, Judge Judy was often on TV, and I was always tempted to sit down and watch the … Continue reading →

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