A Bigger Mess The junk room. The one space in the house where random items hide. Memories. Baskets. Sports equipment. Odd pieces of flooring. Picture frames. Newspaper clippings. Kids’ drawings. Some special items. Lots of
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Author: Christy Bass Adams
Christy Bass Adams, is the Outreach and Connections Coordinator at Fellowship Baptist Church in Madison, Florida. She is also a writer and had her first devotional book published in summer of 2022 (Big Lessons from Little People) followed by a middle grade novel (Imagination Checkers) in 2023, and the sequel (The Secret Door) in 2024. More recently she has published a Bible study entitled, Called to Christ. Her most important role, however, is with her family as a wife of 21 years and mother to two country boys. She worked in education for over 18 years at both the elementary and collegiate levels. Her favorite pastimes are fishing and sitting around a fire. For more from Christy, visit her blog at christybassadams.com.
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