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Reflections on Loss

November 1, 2017
by Tricia Osterholm
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Encourage One Another

Is there someone you know who has recently lost a loved one and is in need of encouragement? If you are hesitant to reach out because you are afraid of saying the wrong thing, I want to reassure you that … Continue reading →

October 16, 2017
by Tricia Osterholm
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Our Source of Comfort

In times of turmoil, we long to be comforted yet often feel alone in our struggle. There is only one who can truly comfort us, the God who knows us better than we know ourselves. He provides refuge to our … Continue reading →

August 23, 2017
by Tricia Osterholm
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“Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every … Continue reading →

July 3, 2017
by Tricia Osterholm
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Diamond modified
Wear me as a signet ring on your heart,
as a ring on your hand.
Love is as overpowering as death.
Devotion is as unyielding as the grave.
Love’s flames are flames of fire,
flames that come from the Lord.
Raging water cannot extinguish love,
and rivers will never wash it away.

Song of Solomon 8:6-7
(God’s Word Translation)

June 26, 2017
by Tricia Osterholm
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“And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief.” From the poem “The Death of the Flowers” by William Cullen Bryant, American poet and journalist.

June 19, 2017
by Tricia Osterholm
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  “You have seen me tossing and turning through the night. You have collected all my tears and preserved them in your bottle! You have recorded every one in your book.” ~Psalm 56:8 (TLB)

June 12, 2017
by Tricia Osterholm
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“We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there.” ~D.L. Moody (1837–1899)