Author: Sarah Grace
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Good Things
Over the last several weeks I’ve been struggling with a nasty respiratory illness. Honestly, I haven’t been this sick since I had Covid a few years ago. I collapsed on the floor this morning and my blood pressure is so low it’s living with my neighbor downstairs. So this isn’t going to be a long… Read more
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Family Roots
There’s no doubt that genealogies were important throughout the Old Testament and into the New. As modern readers, we don’t really get it and the long lines of genealogy to us can seem boring and even useless to some degree. However, scientific discovery and the work of DNA have brought the role of genetics back… Read more
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A Helper Suitable
Several months ago, I was reading through Genesis, and got to that weird part at which a lot of women kind of cringe. I’m talking about chapter 2, verse 18. Right before God created Eve, He said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” I’m… Read more
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Hope For The Future
Have you ever read 1 Kings chapters 18-19 when Elijah goes up against the prophets of Baal and then runs for his life from Jezebel? God gives him this amazing victory, Elijah destroys the prophets of Baal, God brings rain to the land for the first time in several years, and then Elijah runs for… Read more
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The Wind At My Back
Defeat. Such an ugly word. But we’ve all tasted it. Probably more than once. In the summer of 2014, I was in ministry, but the situation was beyond stressful. By the time I put in my resignation, I had chronic, debilitating headaches. I would be so scared to go into work that I would throw… Read more
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Finding The Key to Dissonance
If you’ve studied music, you’re probably familiar with the terms “dissonance” and “consonance.” Dissonance occurs when two notes are played at the same time, but instead of being harmonious, they clash with each other. This may sound awful, but it’s used in music to create drama and tension. Like a cliffhanger in a movie or… Read more
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Beauty in the Stolen Things
It was about 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning in early September 2018. A sharp pain on the surface of my skin woke me up. I took my hand and felt down to where the pain was. There was a nasty bump forming. I went into the restroom and tried to get a good… Read more
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Birthday Letter c/o Heaven
Dear Mom, In a few weeks, it’ll be your birthday. You would’ve been 75. Over the last few months, I’ve been going through some of your journals and Bible study notes; through pictures; through memories. You’ve been gone for over a decade now. I’ve forgotten the sound of your voice, but I still have some… Read more
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Getting Ready in the Waiting
I’ve always wanted to get married and have kids. Growing up in a traditional household, this was what was expected of me as a woman. But it’s also what I wanted. What I still want. I’m almost 40 and, by the world’s standards, time seems to be running out. I’ve felt disappointed, sad, scared (my… Read more
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Through the Window
My mind was distant as I looked out of the sliding glass doors and into the backyard. I don’t know if I was actually seeing anything. Had I been, I would have seen the large, carpeted patio, the pool, and the yard stretching out beyond it. The backyard held a swing set, a sandbox, a basketball court,… Read more