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Mary’s Road

May 14, 2022 Tom Toya Fire Starters, Mom, Poetry

Mary heard the words of the angel She treasured them in her heart Though a virgin, she would give birth She would mother the Messiah, this was her part.   The Spirit overshadowed her and

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Memories of Mom’s Garden and Her Never-ending Love

May 13, 2022 Joann Claypoole Blog, Culture, Devotions, Faith, Featured, Fire Starters, Hope for tomorrow, Inspiration, inspire a fire, Joann Claypoole, Mom, Peace, praise, Rest, Thankfulness, Truth, Wisdom

Mom’s garden, sown with love… Her love reminds me of a garden; ever lovely, growing, and alive. Born and raised in New York City, the feisty redhead sprang into action the day tulips and daffodils

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Don’t Take Love for Granted

May 12, 2022 Charles Huff Fire Starters, inspire a fire, Love, Mom

Times have changed so much since I was an early elementary school student, dependent on the care of my mom. When I look back on those years, I am amazed at how much I relied

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Beauty from Ashes

May 11, 2022 Maureen Miller beauty from ashes, Blog, Family, Fire Starters, Grief, inspire a fire, Maureen Miller author and speaker, Mom

I’ll be honest. Mother’s Day hasn’t always been my favorite day. In fact, this particular Sunday in May brought heartache for years—not because I’d suffered the loss of my own mother but because I hadn’t

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Don’t Mess with Mama Bird (A reflection on the soft fierceness of a mother’s love)

May 10, 2022 Janet Beagle Blog, Fire Starters
Eggs in nest.

In the tree outside my window there is a little nest. On the electrical line that runs not far away there is a giant black bird. This is not a good combination. From the oversized

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Eyelash-Mommy Evolution

May 9, 2022 Diane Virginia Family, Fire Starters, inspire a fire, Marriage, Mom, parenting, Spiritual Growth

What’s that? Yes, there’s a story that goes with the above. If you’re a mom or grandma, I’m pretty sure you’ll relate. …

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A Mother’s Love

May 8, 2022 Dorothy Waldon Fire Starters, Mom

Anna Maria Jarvis is the founder of Mother’s Day in America. Her mother always believed there should be a day to commemorate mothers for all their hard work. During her mother’s Sunday school class, she

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A Heart-to-Heart Talk

May 7, 2022 Martin Wiles Fire Starters, Holiday, Mom

I remember it hung on a doorknob. My parents believed in corporal punishment. They thought the Bible taught it, and they believed and practiced the Bible’s teachings as they understood them. They never abused me,

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The Reading Mother

May 3, 2022 Sandy Kirby Quandt Fire Starters

  When you think of a mother’s love, what comes to mind? Kindness. Patience. Gentleness. Goodness. Love. Perhaps, like the poet Strickland Gillian in his poem, “The Reading Mother”, one thing stands out above all

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The Bravest Words I’ve Ever Uttered

April 26, 2022 Christy Bass Adams Fire Starters

Sick in a Foreign Land “Samantha.” My voice wasn’t even a whisper. “Samantha. Help me.” The door to the bathroom was cracked, but there was no way Samantha could hear my weak cries for help.

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