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Weekend Worship – The Presence of God
Read more: Weekend Worship – The Presence of GodMy friends, so much happened during our time at Bethel at the Open Heavens conference. I will share some of the highlights starting today and continue next week. The moment walked into the church you could feel a change in the atmosphere. I don't think I've ever felt it quite so strongly. We followed the…
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The Vastness of Our God
Read more: The Vastness of Our GodRevelations 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. As I mentioned on Monday, I’m convinced God cracked the Universe open over me last week. And today, I’m bearing witness to what happened. When a believer…
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It’s Bigger Than the Big Picture
Read more: It’s Bigger Than the Big PictureMy dear friends, I have so much on my heart to share with you right now. As I sit and type this I am literally praying for words and ORDER to begin sharing what we experienced at Bethel and what I have come away with. More clearly now than ever I am grasping two things.…
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We SAW an Open Heaven!
Read more: We SAW an Open Heaven!Good Monday Morning SUMites! Wednesday night at registration Most of you know that Dineen and I attended the Open Heavens Conference at Bethel Church, Redding, CA last week. This was the second year that we attended. Since so much happened to us last year I was hopeful that this year would not be a…
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Weekend Worship – Fish and Loaves
Read more: Weekend Worship – Fish and LoavesMy friends, here I am again, most likely on the road again as you read this, taking Lynn back to the airport and then heading home. I'm sure my mind, spirit and heart are full and overflowing from the Open Heavens conference, and I look forward to sharing details! But for now I want to…
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You are a Righteous Mama!
Read more: You are a Righteous Mama!My friends, as you're reading this I am on the road on my way to pick up Lynn from the Sacramento airport and then we will continue on from there up to Redding CA for the Open Heavens conference at Bethel Church. Yep, ROAD TRIP!!! I want you to know that we are carrying this…
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A Fresh Anointing For ALL Mothers By Lynn Donovan
Read more: A Fresh Anointing For ALL Mothers By Lynn DonovanOn September 26th I opened my Bible and found a note scribbled in the margin. It said: 2006: Today I was asked to be part of the writing team for Laced With Grace. As I read this note in my Bible, my heart soared. Seven years ago Iris Nelson found my tiny blog, Spiritually Unequal…
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Launch Day – Not Alone
Read more: Launch Day – Not AloneI prayed away a bully! My daughter was in high school and for months and months during her senior year she was being bullied by another teen. The circumstances were such that a direct confrontation with this bully wasn’t possible so I did what any mom would do. I PRAYED. In our book, Not Alone,…
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Weekend Worship – It’s Almost Here…
Read more: Weekend Worship – It’s Almost Here…My friends, with our book, Not Alone, officially releasing on Monday, Lynn and I will be online in several places that day. I hope you'll come join us in these discussions or listen in to the radio broadcasts. Go to our EVENTS tab on our MismatchedandThriving.com site to see times and links to these events. And as we…
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This Experiment Can’t Get Any Better Than This…
Read more: This Experiment Can’t Get Any Better Than This…If you have been a reader here for any time now, you likely know that this five-foot-four, blonde-haired woman has an ornery side to her “delightful” personality. Hee Hee. And now that my daughter is away at college, my unsuspecting husband is the recipient of my gentle but ornery teasing. (I remind you that it's…
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Who Prayed for You?
Read more: Who Prayed for You?Dear friends, I’ve shared in the past that I didn’t grow up in a Christian home but at about age 4 or 5 I remember taking a bus to Sunday school. It wasn’t until I reached my teen years that I started to seek God for myself but even then I hadn’t a clue what…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan-The Experiment Continues
Read more: Chronicles of the Donovan Clan-The Experiment ContinuesOkay, are you tuning in today to find out what happened with my experiment? Let me pick up from where I left off on Friday. I returned home from my walk n pray and was very, very nervous. Talking about God, the Bible, or any faith issues for that matter can be an invitation to…
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Weekend Worship – Living in the Presence
Read more: Weekend Worship – Living in the PresenceMy friends, I hope you've had a week full of God's presence and revelations. I am feeling pulled of late to spend more time in God's Word and in His presence. A friend mentioned the same feeling this week too, which I find so very interesting. Yet I also find "life" so full of distractions…
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One Crazy But Fantastic Experiment
Read more: One Crazy But Fantastic ExperimentSo’ I’m conducting an experiment. And it’s one of the boldest experiments I’ve ever participate in. When I reach the conclusion, the result may WILL be so utterly life-altering that I can scarcely think about it now. Let me share how this experiment started. A few days ago I was listening to a recent podcast by…
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God’s Not Done with Us
Read more: God’s Not Done with UsOn my trip home from Indianapolis, I sat next to an older couple on the plane. I could tell they'd been together for years in the way they worked together to figure out her pills. I offered my set of eyes, glad to help them choose the right one. As we settle into our flight,…
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Weekend Worship – Jesus Gives Us the Words
Read more: Weekend Worship – Jesus Gives Us the WordsHello my friends! I hope your week has been full of God encounters and sweet moments in His Word. I have a nugget to share with you before we launch into worship. I just looooooooove this one too, because even though Jesus told this to the disciples, explaining the resistance and persecution they would come…
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A Miracle Perhaps???
Read more: A Miracle Perhaps???So my friends, I issued a kissing challenge on Monday. And I arrived home from traveling on Sunday and found myself with a giant cold. Achew! So there wasn’t any kissing happening around here. Bummer. I hope I start to feel better next week. And I have another challenge on Monday that will bring a…
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Blessed to Wash Feet
Read more: Blessed to Wash FeetMy friends, many of you have sent me messages of congratulations on winning the Carol Award in the mystery/suspense/thriller category for The Soul Saver at the ACFW Conference this last weekend. Thank you for sharing my joy! To say that this is the realization of a dream is an understatement. I am so blown away…
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Marriage Challenge No. 1
Read more: Marriage Challenge No. 1So, I’ve been inspired by a friend of mine Courtney Joseph who has a new book coming out, Women Living Well. I will share more about that later. It’s a really great book. I was privileged to read it before its release and she has a couple of chapters that are Marriage Challenges. One of…
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Returning To Our Roots
Read more: Returning To Our RootsHello my Friends, Greetings this Friday! Dineen and I are both on the road, traveling to different events. But before we jumped on the plane, earlier this week we had a great talk about where we want to go with our writing here and at Mismatched & Thriving in the coming months. After a lot…
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Change Your Atmosphere
Read more: Change Your AtmosphereMy friends, I’ve been on a journey to understand the mystery of the kingdom of God. Would you like to take a trip with me? It starts with John proclaiming Jesus’ coming, that the kingdom of God was “at hand,” which translates from the Greek to mean near, approaching, to come near. Now after John…
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Weekend Worship – What did Jesus do?
Read more: Weekend Worship – What did Jesus do?Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast." – Luke 5:34 (NIV) My friends, I hope this week has been pivotal to you. I just want to reassure…
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A Day for Healing
Read more: A Day for HealingI am that woman! When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”-Mark 5 I am that woman who is desperate for healing. And I know you are this woman too. And even our…
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Rosh Hashana – Sanctified
Read more: Rosh Hashana – Sanctified?? ???????????? ????? Today is the first of Tishrei 5774. That is today's date on the Jewish calendar. It is also the Jewish High Holy Day of Rosh Hashana. I don’t know about you but I’m fascinated by the Jewish culture ancient and current. And for some reason Rosh Hashana, The New Year, has a…