Lynn Donovan
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Friendship with God: David’s example of Beholding
Awhile back, a good friend of mine asked me a question that I came across again recently in a book I’m reading. I want to pose it to each of you today. Please be very honest with yourself. You don’t have to share your answer with me. My purpose is not to know your secret…
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What’s the big deal about Friendship?
A few days after Lynn asked me to be part of this series, I was having lunch with two of my friends at work when the subject of friendship came up. One of the ladies began to share how she’s never had any really close friends and how she often does not feel like she…
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It’s Okay If You Don’t Believe
Today I have a story to share with you that will give some of you goose bumps and will cause others to roll your eyes. And that’s okay. But, it’s a story worth sharing because so many of God’s faithful will be encouraged to watch for the miraculous that happens more frequently than you might…
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Come Visit Our New Home – Redesign of SUM
Hi Everyone: Welcome to our open house. I feel as though we (Dineen and I) have just moved into a new home we have been building over the past several months. Dineen and I are so excited. It is a BIG change from our old look but I hope you feel comfortable here. AND this…
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Friendship With God – The Journey Starts Now
Friendship With God Romans 8: 35-39 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 3(As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we…
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Thankful Thursday – What’s In Store?
Let us give thanks. It is Thankful Thursday. I am thrilled to be hosting Thankful Thursday in April. Next month we will meet with Laurie at Women Taking A Stand and then in June we will share our thanks over at Iris of Grace Alone. Can you believe five weeks have past us by? Say WHAT? What…
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Get Real.. A Few More Questions:
Next Question: Part I Part II Part III Interview: From Cindi on April 5, 2010: Jesus was there with you so what a great interview. It touched me. I am constantly intrigued to know just how your husband supports you so much with this ministry but does not believe. When he heard the interview, how…
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What Changes Really?
I want to continue the series I began a few weeks ago, Get Real. If you remember, I recently was a guest on a radio program where I shared about my life and marriage to an unbeliever. This interview stirred the thoughts of many readers here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. Below are the links to…
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Thankful Thursday – A Chicken
Let us give thanks. It is Thankful Thursday. I am thrilled to be hosting Thankful Thursday in April. Next month we will meet with Laurie at Women Taking A Stand and then in June we will share our thanks over at Iris of Grace Alone. —– I am preparing to speak at a retreat this weekend. I…
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This Was Hard, But it Changed My Entire Perspective Forever
Good Monday Everyone: If you remember last Monday, I began a series where I answered some of your questions. Specifically, many of you listen in to my radio interview, which generated some thoughts. You can listen to my interview and Dineen’s by scrolling down and click on the audio link. One of the first questions…
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Grab Them Back NOW!
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back. Read the rest of the story at Laced With Grace, Grab Them Back NOW!
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Thankful Thursday – When God Corrects
Let us give thanks. It is Thankful Thursday. I am thrilled to be hosting Thankful Thursday in April. Next month we will meet with Laurie at Women Taking A Stand and then in June we will share our thanks over at Iris of Grace Alone. Just a few minutes ago I was stumped about what to share…
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He is Risen, Just as He Said!
The Resurrection Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. His face shone like lightning, and his clothing…
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Tune In Tomorrow
100403 Wise People, Lynn Donovan Click on this link to listen to the Interview. I hope my words will encourage someone who is struggling in their marriage. Hugs, Lynn The Bible has quite a bit to say about Christians being “unequally yolked”. What does this mean and how big of an issue is it to the…
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Passover – me, Easter Blues!
I started thinking about this thing….. “The Easter Blues.” Scroll down to read the article by Dineen. It has been a long while since I have thought about how difficult this holiday is and how I struggle in a mismatched marriage to bring meaning and celebration into our home. But, as I was pondering and…
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Winning Him Without Words
As I prepare this post, Dineen and I (Lynn) are utterly humbled. All of you know we are just ordinary gals. Yet, we serve the most extraordinary God. Out of His rich kindness and desire to help others, God has allowed us to take our stories and put them into a book so we can…
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An Anniversary; So Happy, So Melancholy
Take a look at these. I don’t think I have received red roses in a very long time. 12 perfect blooms. As I am writing this it is Sunday evening and we celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary today. We went out to dinner last night and toasted our life together. My husband told me how…
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Mismatched Marriages. Are they Holy?
1 Corinthians 7:14 (The Message) 12-14For the rest of you who are in mixed marriages-Christian married to non-Christian-we have no explicit command from the Master. So this is what you must do. If you are a man with a wife who is not a believer but who still wants to live with you, hold on…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan- The Cubs
One of the most challenging issues in a spiritually mismatched home is how to go about keeping peace in our marriage while raising our kids to know God. There are so many every day things we can do as the believing parent to influence our children toward faith in Christ. The scripture that springs to…
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Partner With God and See the Wonders
Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare. The past couple of weeks I shared with you how I fell off the Hope…
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I Fell Off the Hope Train
I have sat down to write a post for this Monday several different times today. I am having difficulty. It's Sunday evening, Valentine's Day. My husband and I had a fight earlier today. We argued over social events. This is a common theme of late in our home. So strange. However, I am wondering if…