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Precious Gowns

Made of wedding dresses and formals in ivories and pale pastel colors, they’re cut from the smallest patterns and trimmed with lace. They are made for both boys and girls. These precious gowns serve as burial garments for infants who are stillborn, or too small or ill to survive. Several ...

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Susanna’s Way

Susanna raised her family 300 years ago, but her wisdom is timeless. She was the mother of nineteen children, losing nine of them in infancy or childhood. Two of her sons founded the Methodist Movement, one was a music composer. Her husband left her for a two-year period while she ...

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Wholeness in Mind, Soul, Body and Spirit

The Lord desires the family unit to be whole and integrated in mind, soul, body, and spirit. The story in Mark 5:35-43 illustrates this beautifully” While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the ...

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“Dear Mom, I’m hurting…”

Dear Mom, I don’t know what to say to you anymore.  You don’t talk to me.  You don’t listen and you are never home, so I thought I would take one last chance and write to you the old fashioned way. I don’t understand you anymore.  I thought we were ...

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