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Child–Wonder

December 2, 2015 By Verna Bowman 4 Comments

Have you noticed we don’t have to teach a child wonder? Children own wonder. And so can we. . . Wonder and astonishment belong to the Christmas story. It's too wonderful to outgrow. What would it take to walk out the Advent season with wide-eyed wonder? To understand, to really know, we are an important part of … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #Christmas wonder, #jesustweets, Advent, child-wonder, Nativity, wonder

Wounds and Wonders

September 12, 2015 By Verna Bowman 8 Comments

It was a Sunday in September in the year 1975 when four words changed the course of life. That was 14,609 days ago and all the in-betweens that came from a moment when just as I am reluctantly went to a church service by way of a child’s hand. And so, since I didn’t want to be there, a wretch like me had a plan of escape, and … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #jesustweets, God is faithful, journey, testimony, wonders

Who Do You Think You Are?

August 19, 2015 By Verna Bowman 4 Comments

Some years ago, my granddaughter Brianna and I were getting ready to go for a walk in the cornfield. After I zipped my jacket, the quick minded seven-year-old looked up and said, “Just look at yourself!” So, I went in to look in the mirror and didn’t see anything wrong. I looked again and saw everything wrong. I was wearing … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #jesustweets, #verna bowman, #you, identity, image

White Flag Prayer

July 13, 2015 By Verna Bowman 8 Comments

There’s been much said about flags lately, so it brought to mind the white flag that represents surrender.  There are certain times when we are called to surrender.  Have you ever prayed a desperate prayer - one from the gut of despair? You may have experienced times when you cry out and feel you must not have been heard. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #encouraging women one story at a time, #flag, #jesustweets, Jonah, surrender

Art of Lingering

June 30, 2015 By Verna Bowman 8 Comments

I made the mistake of glancing at my summer calendar and noticed there was no time to hyperventilate. It looked like the next nine weeks were written in stone – on paper. I couldn’t get out of anything. I thought summer was supposed to be lazy-hazy.  It made me homesick for the simple life. What an archaic and charming word – … [Read more...]

Tagged With: #Be Still, #encouraging women one story at a time, #jesustweets, #summer, lingering, psalm 46:10

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It is written in the Scriptures, you must worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.  ~Jesus

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