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Was she an angel?
Read more: Was she an angel?Ann here! My friends, I am asking myself if I saw an angel a few weeks ago. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? (Hebrews 1:14, KJV) I wonder if we should be more receptive and open to the fact that angels are here.…
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Read more: untitled post 5917June is Practical Faith Month. Last Tuesday I was in Los Angeles visiting family. The day Mike and I arrived I was experiencing severe abdominal pain. It lasted for several days. It was so painful on Tuesday, I almost went to the ER. I decided to wait it out and as the week progressed the…
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There Are No Coincidences
Read more: There Are No CoincidencesThis statement has proven incredibly powerful over the past month. I truly hope this message brings hope to others because it has given me more hope than I have felt in quite some time. My husband promised to join me for Easter service. In a previous article, The Smallest Seeds, I shared how he attended…
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The Power of the Imagination
Read more: The Power of the ImaginationIan here! Before I come to this month’s post, I wanted to thank all you prayers who have been bringing me before the Lord on this healing adventure as I’ve dubbed it. I cherish everyone and knowing the chemo continues to be working and my neuropathy is manageable now, I now your prayers are being…
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The Constant Month of Adventure
Read more: The Constant Month of AdventureAnn here! This month the team is going to be writing about how we grow our faith, sharing experiences of things we have had. So, it’s my turn. One of the things I do deliberately to keep my faith alive is keep an ongoing record of every single thing I sense God do for me.…
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God in a Wind Chime??? What?
Read more: God in a Wind Chime??? What?As we step into summer months in the northern hemisphere, I hope you find yourself seated poolside or on a beach or even in a comfy chair and have time to read a book. I have several great suggestions, if you need some. GRIN (click here). In the month of June, the writers here at…
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What I Know For Sure
Read more: What I Know For SureHello and welcome to What I Know For Sure with Barb Twigg I wasn’t lost, just on the wrong path
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What Are Personality Disorders?
Read more: What Are Personality Disorders?Hello SUMite Nation. Summer is upon us. Have a fabulous Memorial Day in the State. Today, we are going to wrap up our posts regarding personality disorders and healthy relationships. What is a personality disorder? A personality disorder is a mental health condition that involves long-lasting, all-encompassing, disruptive patterns of thinking, behavior, mood and relating…
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My Praying Mum
Read more: My Praying MumAnn here! My friends, I am currently in England, visiting my Mum. Here’s a picture of us, taken today … I feel today that I want to honor my lovely mum for her strength of faith. She became a Christian when she was about 19 or 20, having grown up in a home that was…
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Two Birthdays
Read more: Two BirthdaysYesterday I turned another year older. And yesterday SUM turned 20! Each year now feels like a milestone as significant and amazing things occur year upon year. I somehow believed as I grew older, life slows and becomes easier. And in some ways it has. Yet, the ministry continues to support thousands who land on…
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What I Know For Sure
Read more: What I Know For SureNehemiah moment Hello and welcome to What I Know For Sure with Barb Twigg
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Vulnerability
Read more: VulnerabilityVULNERABILITY When you’re building connections with one another, you’re building bridges of trust that can bear the weight of truth. Some of the personality characteristics we have studied thus far, prohibit authentic connection. Our greatest need is relationships where we are safe to be our authentic self. Below is a quick video where vulnerability researcher…
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What God Secrets Are Yours?
Read more: What God Secrets Are Yours?Ann here! My friends, I want to say something to you today: God holds secrets about your life that are majestic to your heart. Take a look at the photo here of a bend that goes around the corner. God holds secrets about your future that only he knows…. …. What is round that bend?…
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Difficult Relationships — One Strategy
Read more: Difficult Relationships — One StrategyHello friends, Ann here. We’ve been talking about difficult relationships for a while on here now. So many of us have difficult relationships, either in our home, or in our extended family. Some of these difficulties are quite severe. There are a few strategies, spiritually, for dealing with difficult people. But one I like the…
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We Call Her Tisim!
Read more: We Call Her Tisim!Hi, Lynn here today…. My granddaughter was snuggling Penny, her golden retriever. Penny joined my son’s family a number of years ago. Avery looked up at me and said, “We call her Tisim.” Me, “what?” My son joined the conversation, “Ya, she has mild autism. It’s actually a thing with dogs too.” Me, Hunh??? It’s…
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When God Gives A Promise …
Read more: When God Gives A Promise …Friends, Ann here. I want to talk about the topic of promises today. I am doing so because my book, The Pair-Shaped Promise describes the story of how I carried a promise from God deep in my heart, I believed it would happen. And it did. But without meaning to spoil the book…. there is…
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The Spouse Effect
Read more: The Spouse EffectTestimony: Tessia Reeves AUTHOR: Tess Reeves. I’ve loved Our Creator for decades and never grow weary of hearing from Him. I was entrusted with Keith, my husband of 28 yrs. As if that wasn’t enough, he helped me to raise 2 magnificent daughters (Jessica, 25yo and Jalyn, 22yo). I love our nondenominational church in Gainesville,…
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Difficult Relationships – Is It Demonic?
Read more: Difficult Relationships – Is It Demonic?How much is our struggle with Difficult People is Emotional, Physical, or Spiritual? This is a very real question that is actually difficult to definitively answer. In a couple of my books such as Marching Around Jericho and Spiritual Enforcer, I share very real struggles that are spiritual in nature. Let me share a real…
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When a Man Prays …
Read more: When a Man Prays …Hey friends, Ann here. Want to hear something cool…? Two weeks ago on Monday I had a really difficult time. Things in my extended family have been difficult for about 18 months – but they rared up again on the day my book was released. Grr. The timing, huh. It was so bad that I…
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How To Communicate Your Needs
Read more: How To Communicate Your NeedsToday, I want to share another video from Dr. Sarah Hensley. In this video, she shares how to coach avoidant personalities to meet some of your emotional needs to connect. In future posts we will look at more challenging relationships, and we will also cover the spiritual component and how much our faith in Jesus…
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Um, Babe, I’ve Written a Book… Part Two
Read more: Um, Babe, I’ve Written a Book… Part TwoTo read part one of this story, click here. My friends, we left off on Monday with my husband sitting on a rocking chair, reading my book manuscript, quietly… This act alone sent me into a spiral of serious trauma. I basically fell into bed unable to function for that whole Sunday. Every now and…
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Um, Babe, I’ve Written a Book… And It’s Sort of About Us
Read more: Um, Babe, I’ve Written a Book… And It’s Sort of About UsHi my friends, Ann here. Ok, now I’m going to tell you the back-story to this book, and how I shared it with Bryce. Let’s go back nine years ago. Bryce and I were in our early forties then and we were in the thick of our SUM situation. He would take the boys out…
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Would He or Wouldn’t He? Would My Husband Join Me in Faith?
Read more: Would He or Wouldn’t He? Would My Husband Join Me in Faith?I believed I had been given a promise from God that my husband would join me in faith, and we would be of one mind. It seemed God was giving me signs. But was it truly a promise from God, or was it my imagination? I was sufficiently convinced. So, I decided to believe the…