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I found myself in a wooded campground filled with bowhunters a few years ago. My husband, who had recently learned to make bows and arrows by hand, thought a day trip to the Twin Oaks Bowhunters TN Classic would be fun. I was skeptical. I learned many things at this gathering. First—archers are a contagious […]
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One of my kids’ favorite summer activities is a dinner picnic. It’s a simple thing—we’ll often just spread a blanket in the backyard—but they think it’s the absolute best. As I pack those picnic baskets full of food, I often take for granted a major blessing: My kids have more than enough food to nourish
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Pearls are made in wildly messy circumstances. They are in oysters at the bottom of an ocean or river under mud and muck. Then, a threat enters their shell. Something as small as a grain of sand invades the oyster. That is when the magic starts! The oyster smothers the threat with this almost miraculous
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Maybe it is my Southern raising, but I firmly believe that my welcome mat sets the tone for the experience in my home. There is something about laying a new welcome mat that gets me excited. I imagine all the people who will walk through that threshold into fellowship, chats, hugs, and meals. GraceWorks has
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I may have overcommitted. My husband convinced me that we could handle building a 40×60 ft garden and two new flower beds this year. We spent many hours digging. After an afternoon of moving dirt and tucking in bulbs, my 5-year-old daughter made a comment – “All these pretty things start in the dirty ground.”
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A Message from Alicia Bell, CEO, and Rodney Chester, Board Chairman, GraceWorks Ministries At GraceWorks, our mission has always been to provide hope, help, and nourishment to our Neighbors in need—no matter their circumstances. As federal funding and compliance requirements undergo review, we want to reassure our community that we remain unwavering in our commitment
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What did life look like for you in 1995? I’ll start – I was a chatty three-year-old slinging popsicles and listening to Diamond Rio around the cul-de-sac of our home in Franklin. My days were spent in a home that loved the Lord and showing that by loving each other deeply. The church was the
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Every Christmas my Mom sets out an old punch bowl with a sign beside it that reads “Family Prayer Bowl.” She asks our extended family to put their prayers for the year inside. Then she types them up and emails them to everyone so we can pray over each other. I have no doubt, she
My most vivid Christmas memory was coming downstairs to a boom box. I had been hoping for it, but wasn’t sure my parents would tolerate giving their loud child unfettered access to my own music contraption. As soon as I saw it, I dreamed of the hours of fun my future held singing with my
Election year can be a divisive time. Many voices proclaim they have the solution for our problems. It is tempting to see answers for all society’s programs in speeches, policies, political posts or podcasts that feel like our golden ticket. If you are falling victim to this temptation, I don’t blame you. I have been
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