JOURNEY OF JEWELS
Uncovering Life's Treasures
Tag: Devotions
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Follow the Breadcrumbs
This past week, my husband and I took on a DIY project at home. A few joint aches and sore muscles later, we stood back, pleased with the finished product. After snapping the before-and-after photos, we faced the next reality: cleanup. A cleanup we were determined not to let spill into a new week. Little…
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Pay It Forward
Last week, I participated in a local flower shop’s beautiful tradition of spreading kindness — Petal It Forward. The shop’s owner reached out to our café, which my husband and I co-own with another couple, and invited us to take part. She provided a bucket of flowers for customers to pick two — one to keep and…
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Prove Nothing
This past weekend, my husband and I had the joy of supporting our oldest daughter, Lexi, at her foundation’s first girls’ free camp in the U.S. (www.1lovebasketball.com). She chose to host the free camp at the middle school where she once attended and played basketball during our years living in Douglasville, Georgia—more than a decade…
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I’m Still Amazed
I still find myself amazed at the move of God. Just when I think I’ve figured out how and when He moves in my life, He surprises me with sudden moments and topsy-turvy experiences that could only be orchestrated by an all-knowing, all-powerful, omnipresent God who loves His creation. God has a pristine way of…
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Be Mindful in Your Modeling Moment
My preschool years were quite memorable. My siblings and I attended Kiddie Kollege, a Black-owned school in Kansas City, Kansas, where Mrs. Williams, the owner, reinforced many of the same values our parents instilled at home. Two of my favorite lessons were the simple joy of volunteering to set the table at lunchtime and the…
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