The United States has long been known as a melting pot, a nation where a variety of people, cultures and individuals blend into a new common culture. Most of us could trace our lineage to immigrants …
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Diana Houghtaling
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8/20/21
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This summer as I’ve gone on my walks, I’ve been so blessed to see such an abundance of wildflowers. There even seems to be some that I’ve never noticed before and I don’t know …
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Diane Houghtaling
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8/6/21
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I am a collector of broken things, scraps and bits and pieces, because I can see the potential in them to make them into something beautiful someday. I am so thankful that God is also a collector of …
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Diane Houghtaling
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7/9/21
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As third-grader Billy sits at his desk watching the clock, all he can think about is that he still has five minutes to get through before the end of the period. His mind is consumed with one thought …
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Diane Houghtaling, Hope Ministries, Columnist
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6/25/21
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I am very grateful for the five senses God created us with, even when they don't function properly. Right now my ears are clogged with wax and I'm having trouble hearing. But in spite of that, I was …
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Hope Ministries - Columnist
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6/11/21
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I am very grateful for the five senses God created us with, even when they don’t function properly. Right now my ears are clogged with wax and I’m having trouble hearing. But in spite of …
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By Diane Houghtaling
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6/11/21
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It started out as any ordinary day, but little did the shepherd David know that when his father, Jesse, asked him to take a basket of food to his brothers on the front lines and check on them that …
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Hope Ministries - Columnist
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5/28/21
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It started out as any ordinary day, but little did the shepherd David know that when his father, Jesse, asked him to take a basket of food to his brothers on the front lines and check on them that …
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Diane Houghtaling - Columnist
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5/26/21
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By Barbara Hust
It was Spring in the year 1996. There will never be another Spring like that one.
Only someone who has gone through the death of someone close as the result of suicide can …
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Hope Ministries - Columnist
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5/14/21
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It was Spring in the year 1996. There will never be another Spring like that one.
Only someone who has gone through the death of someone close as the result of suicide can understand the intense …
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Barbara Hust
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5/13/21
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I have a hard time with change. It's very frustrating and stressful for me, and I come kicking and screaming out of my comfort zone when I know there's no other choice and I have to finally surrender …
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Hope Ministries - Columnist
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4/30/21
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I have a hard time with change. It's very frustrating and stressful for me, and I come kicking and screaming out of my comfort zone when I know there's no other choice and I have to finally surrender …
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Diane Houghtaling - Columnist
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4/29/21
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