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  • Crisis & Resilience

    Crisis & Resilience

    Hi SUM Nation, Lynn Donovan here. Last November I was honored to share with my long-time SUMite friend on her Podcast, Warrior Words, about thriving in a mismatched marriage. You can hear that here. Heather invited me once again to share another story on her podcast. I share how our faith carries us through a…

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  • It’s About to Get Very Real

    It’s About to Get Very Real

    Hi Sum Family, Wasn’t Ann’s post on Monday amazing? I’ve pondered and prayed to try to determine what to share about personalities, emotional health and healthy boundaries. I’ve undertaken hours of review and study from the psychological/educational pundits to gain some small understanding of the vast amount of information available. It’s a lot! What I…

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  • The Silent Day! At Least That’s What Satan Believed!

    The Silent Day! At Least That’s What Satan Believed!

    The Passion Week – Wednesday- by Lynn Donovan The Silent Day SUM Nation, on this Wednesday as we remember and honor the Passion of Christ, let’s focus on what happened on Wednesday leading up to the resurrection. The Bible offers little information regarding Jesus, His disciples, and their activity that day. But we know many…

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  • When The Past Comes Back To Haunt You

    When The Past Comes Back To Haunt You

    Hey SUM family, Tiffany here! Today I want to talk about guilt and shame. My children are now 7 and 8. Man how the time flies! In their earlier years (sadly even in the womb) I had some serious anger issues. I did not know how to control my temper. In many ways I was…

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  • What Do You Do When Perspectives Collide?

    What Do You Do When Perspectives Collide?

    Hey Sum Family, Tiffany here! Each passing day brings news of another thing in the Carter Crew's daily lives that is affected by COVID-19. Though we are currently on spring break, the Elementary School is going to e-learning for the following two weeks. The zoo is closed along with movie theaters, public libraries, hair salons,…

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  • Dance On The Mat

    Dance On The Mat

    Dance On The Mat Who are you looking at? I am… Because of Who He is…. When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door.…

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  • Life Is Too Short to Live Any Way but Happy! By Lori Lyn Skipper

    Life Is Too Short to Live Any Way but Happy! By Lori Lyn Skipper

    Welcome back to the adventures of Lori Lyn Skipper. My son, Brad, and I made it just fine after his dad left us because we had God on our side. Yes, there were definite struggles, but I had such a peace about me, Philippians 4:7 NLT: Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything…

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  • His Name was Tyler…

    His Name was Tyler…

    Hello dear friends. Last week I left off with a promise that I would tell you the story of Tyler who prayed over this unsuspecting woman. I wish I had a recording of all he said. I think he spoke continuously for a good five minutes and said so much. Later I wrote down as…

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  • Weekend Worship – The Presence of God

    Weekend Worship – The Presence of God

    My 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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