Month: January 2024
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Oh Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say
The day is still vivid in my mind. I was in third grade when we were lined up after P.E. to get a drink at the water fountain. One of my classmates “skipped” the line and went toward the front. I yelled at him to stop skipping, which prompted the response of a raised middle…
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A Time For Every Purpose
Some of the most powerful, concise statements about life begin in Ecclesiastes three. Solomon is not intending to show a pessimistic point of view. Rather than looking at this book as a life without God, start looking at it as a book about life with God! We are free moral agents; we have the ability…
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Sweet Sisterhood
I have some very fond memories of my parents bakery. It was more than a place to come and get something sweet to eat or a quick meal. It was a place where people came to visit. It was a place where preachers and preacher students came to eat lasagna on Wednesdays. It was a…
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Sweet Sacrifice
My parents bakery was a dream of my dad’s. He went to culinary school, worked as an executive pastry chef for a while, but he wanted his own place. Big dreams like this don’t come true without sacrifices. My parents sacrificed money, time, and sleep to make this dream a reality. The building they purchased…
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Sweet Scripture
Most of you don’t know, but I have a major sweet tooth. My love for sweets came from my parents. When I was in junior high my parents opened up a bakery. My brothers and I would go to the bakery before school, after school, and on Saturdays. We ate sweet treats, waited on customers…
Grace & Salt 