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Destination Joy
“The joy that Jesus gives is the result of our disposition being at one with his own.” Oswald Chambers How happy are you? The other day I...
Norma Donovan
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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God’s Gift of Repentance
“Confession is the first step to repentance.” Edmund Gayton After Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, they hid from God’s...
Norma Donovan
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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Dear Younger Me, Part Two
“Don’t wait so long to start moving in your authority. David didn’t need a throne to act like a king. Step into your God given...
Norma Donovan
Dec 9, 20192 min read
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Recipe for Repentance
“Repentance means you change your mind so deeply that it changes you.” Bruce Wilkinson Whenever I think of the National Day of Prayer, II...
Norma Donovan
Jun 24, 20192 min read
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Replacement Therapy
“God’s Spirit continually reveals to His children what human nature is like apart from His grace.” Oswald Chambers There are times in my...
Norma Donovan
Feb 11, 20192 min read
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If Only
“Saints are ordinary people who do what they do for the love of Jesus, say what they must say without fear, love their neighbor even when...
Norma Donovan
Aug 20, 20182 min read
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Expectations
“Unmet expectations breed frustrations.” Lysa Terkeurst I learned years ago that when my expectations are high, then there’s greater...
Norma Donovan
Jun 18, 20182 min read
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The Gift of Conviction
“There’s one thing we need above everything else; it’s something we don’t talk about these days. We need a mighty avalanche of conviction...
Norma Donovan
Nov 28, 20162 min read
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Repentance and Rest
“To do so no more is the truest repentance.” Martin Luther I’m amazed at how songs, smells, Scripture, and even food can cause me to...
Norma Donovan
Oct 3, 20162 min read
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I. Love. You.
“You are loved more than you will ever know by someone who died to know you.” Pinterest I made a drastic mistake when I was in fourth...
Norma Donovan
Feb 8, 20162 min read
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Mary’s Miracle
“Christmas began in the heart of God. It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man.” Anonymous STOP. Take a deep breath. Exhale...
Norma Donovan
Dec 21, 20152 min read
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Who Knows
“God’s mercy and grace give me hope – for myself, and for our world.” Billy Graham Our nation began their downhill spiral when the Ten...
Norma Donovan
Aug 17, 20152 min read
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The Voice of God
“The truth of God reflects the character of God. The words I hear from God are healing words that invite me to greater intimacy with...
Norma Donovan
Mar 23, 20152 min read
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Repentance
“Of all the acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.” Thomas Carlyle House...
Norma Donovan
Oct 20, 20143 min read
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Divine Destiny
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” George Eliot God’s voice challenged me over the weekend when I heard Him say,...
Norma Donovan
Aug 11, 20142 min read
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The Great Exchange
“The best news the world ever had came from a graveyard.” Anonymous The greatest day in history took place over 2000 years ago, the day...
Norma Donovan
Apr 21, 20143 min read
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Five Prayers God Loves to Answer
“The reason we must ask God for things He already intends to give us is that He wants to teach us dependence, especially our need for...
Norma Donovan
Apr 14, 20143 min read
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Little by Little
“To him who still remains in this world no repentance is too late. The approach to God’s mercy is open, and the access is easy to those...
Norma Donovan
Feb 24, 20143 min read
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The Umbrella
“We pay God honor and reverence, not for His sake, because He is of Himself full of glory to which no creature can add anything, but for...
Norma Donovan
Jan 27, 20143 min read
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Companions
“I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves one above the other and that the taller we grew in Christian character the more easily...
Norma Donovan
Dec 16, 20133 min read
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