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Begin Again
There’s a certain loveliness in a happy ending. It provides satisfaction because the story’s been wrapped tight. There’s a kiss. Maybe a ring and some vows. It’s happily-ever-after tied up in a bright...
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…And the Stone was Rolled Away
From the desks of a few of the Grove Girls talking about Easter — what the King, the cross, and that rolled-away stone mean to us: “It’s a favorite Scripture verse [1 Peter 1:3 NIV] that highlights...
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Rules of the Road
I put the vehicle in park and asked the driving test instructor the loaded question: “So, how’d I do?” His words: “You did great — except for that automatic failure back there.” I couldn’t believe...
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When “Be Still” Means More
A lot just happened. You clicked a link, dropped by The GROVE, and started reading. That took about 15 seconds. If you’re scanning the article –checking out photos or other visuals– another 15 seconds...
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Waiting for the Feast
Ever have a moment that changes everything about your perspective on a journey? In my dream, my husband and I were house-hunting. We had a giddiness– you know, that skip-in-your-step happy that...
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Packing Light
“Not all those who wander are lost.” ―J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring I once went on a three-day business trip and managed to tuck everything I needed in one backpack. I’m talking folded...
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Uncommon Kindness
I pulled up to the coffee shop drive-thru short on time, low on sleep, and seriously in need of something good to make its mark on my day. I expected the coconut mocha latte I’d ordered would fit the...
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Even When I Don’t Believe…
Click to pin! When your surgeon schedules an MRI to look for cancer, something in your tightly-woven world shifts—in a blink. Several weeks after my dad passed from leukemia and just a month after a...
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Beautiful Scars
Click to pin! “Don’t worry. Everything’s okay, but… we’re at the ER.” I received my husband’s text message just as our group sat down to dinner. In New Orleans. Hundreds of miles away from home, at an...
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“You’re Doing Fine…”— When Gentleness Wins
Click to Pin! It’s November. Which means, retailers have begun to display their Christmas goodies on store shelves, and a collective sigh goes up from parents everywhere. (This isn’t a parenting...
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Noël – Unveiling Joy!
It’s that time of year — when everything just glitters. Kristy here, thinking about this season we’re in. It’s certainly the time of year when all that glitters is out in full force. It’s when our eyes...
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Our First Love
I don’t care how old a girl gets — she will never forget her first love. My story starts like a typical coming-of-age country song: Sixteen years old. Awkward girl. Heart open, but cautious. Scared of...
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Chapter One
Cue the tension-building music because this might be a scary sight for some… Bum bum bum buuuuuum… [Insert foreboding piano music rising from a castle tower on a dark and story night, if you please.]...
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Scenes in the Story Road
I recently posted a comment on social media, expressing my sheer joy that pumpkin-spice-flavored-everything season near. You can imagine – that set some autumn-loving hearts afire with collective joy...
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