Remember This When You Feel Like A Failure
There’s just something about a new year. A fresh beginning. Clean slate. January comes around and everyone eagerly begins with lofty inspiration and creative plans for the future. We begin the year with wonderful resolutions. Then comes February… Before we know it, we become plagued by an unease. This disability begins to spread, and we…
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Update from Duane–December 20, 2018
Christmas greetings from our family to yours! Our family is grateful for this extended time to be at home. We are anticipating spending some of the holiday time with our extended family, as well as continuing to have restful time at home. We are also beginning the work of a recording project, which will be…
[ Read More ]The Gift I Forgot to Give My Daughter
She wrapped her little arms around my neck, tears running down her face. It broke my heart as she told me how she was feeling. Discouraged and alone. I hugged her, reassuring her of my love. And my resolve.
[ Read More ]Update from Duane — December 6, 2018
Hello from our home in sunny, but c-o-l-d North Carolina. You should be hearing the excitement as we anticipate snow for the weekend! We have the possibility receiving up to TWELVE inches, and the thought of being “snowed in” is exciting for especially the younger ones in our family. We’re getting groceries and…
[ Read More ]Valiant: not based on outcome
I squeezed the mic tightly. And then a little tighter. I looked out over the sea of crowd, but it was all just random blurs of color through my tears. I swallowed, looked down, closed my eyes, and squeezed again. But I just couldn’t do it…how could I? The music began and filled my…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane — November 20, 2018
Greetings to each of you as we are en-route from Virginia to our home. The last few days we faced an unexpected challenge, so we are currently loaded in a 15 passenger van, transporting all of our things from the bus we left in Virginia back to our house, and we have a driver along…
[ Read More ]Embracing Gratefulness
I sit, watching the hustle and bustle. Shoppers darting in and out of the stores. It seems they are intent on buying the newest gadget, entertainment, or latest craze. Trying to satisfy their soul. Buying happiness. I see the looks of frustration and the lack of joy. Women on a mission, determined to find…
[ Read More ]The Ache of Life
I look out the window streaked with misty condensation. The coolness from outside combating the cozy warmness from within. The leaves are drifting delicately from the trees, becoming more barren with each passing day. The ground, a blanket of pine needles and an array of colors. My soul aches. An ache…
[ Read More ]Update from Duane–November 7, 2018
Good evening from North Carolina! We are enjoying the last leaves of this fall season, as well as the crisp mornings and beautiful, sunny days. We had one week here at home between tours, so our days have been very full, but we’re trying to take time to enjoy the beauty and blessings around us….
[ Read More ]Before You Offer Advice to a Hurting Person
We live in a world filled with hurting people. If you pay attention, you see many who are facing tremendous pain and loss. Depression, cancer, miscarriages, heart failure, relational issues, divorce. It seems as if pain is more prone to affect lives than ever before. But many of us are unequipped to know…
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