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    Thorns or blossoms

    November 11, 2019

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    Laura Alvarado-Newson

     These pictures were taken near my house.  I have stared at these trees year after year, at least 6 years to be exact; always wondering how the same tree can either have thorns or blossoms, but not both at the same time.  These trees are lined up in front of a parking...

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    My stinkin thoughts get in the way.

    August 25, 2019

    Good Morning!

    Reading Mark 5:24-34 , I am forced to focus on my own thoughts and, whether or not, they help me or hinder me.

    This woman, having been sick for twelve long years, having spent all of her money seeking healing, was at her wits end. Have you ever been at y...

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    Hold it loosely

    July 24, 2019


    As special needs parents and caregivers, we have been trained to hold on to things and plans loosely. Emergencies happen quick, illness, a phone call, an insurance cancellation, missing paperwork, or just plain sudden exhaustion and fatigue; all of these things mak...

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    The woman at the bookstore

    June 6, 2019

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    Laura Alvarado-Newson

    I will never forget that day.  I was 19 yrs old, working at a Christian bookstore.  It was really quiet that day and I was the only employee there.  We had been having a major problem with Bible thefts so I was on alert for anything or anyone suspicious.  I was in the...

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    Easy peasy

    May 14, 2019

    2 Kings 3:18a
    "This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord..."
    For context 2 Kings 3.

    These words are so simple yet so profound. I am encouraged by these words " this is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord". Trust in the Lord, whatever challenge is before you, whate...

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    Guess what? Your poop stinks too!

    April 1, 2019

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    Laura Alvarado-Newson

    No, this is not an April fools post.    There is something brewing in my soul as I am witnessing how Christians respond, react, or think about this ugliness called racism.  So here it goes.  

    I am talking to all of you who claim to be a born-again believer, a Bible-beli...

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    Quick thought

    March 12, 2019

    I refuse to be captain marvel and I refuse to be cinderella. I will not be told what kind of woman to be by a Godless, lost organization like disney, marvel or government. I find my identity, beauty, self-esteem in the Word of God!

    Converse, coffee and the WORD OF...

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    A strong woman can be a loving wife.

    March 12, 2019

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    Laura Alvarado-Newson

    This post is not for the modern, self-sufficient, feminist, woman.

    I love being a wife!  I will say it again, I love being a wife!  Some may say, "well, yeah, wait until the honeymoon phase is over, then the dull reality will set it in".  Well, guess what?  I was a wife...

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    A quick share

    February 19, 2019

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