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Finding Wisdom in Seasons of Change

March 11, 2022 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

Can unchanging truths about wisdom lead to seasons of real change? Adventures. Tragedies. Romance. Mystery. All the metaphors and poetic verse pique my brain and prod me to study beyond the written page. I want

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Embracing the Thought of Starting Over Again

January 14, 2022 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

Starting over and embracing new beginnings… When I think of winter’s wonders, my thoughts wander like snowflakes drifting with the wind. The sudden rush of goodbyes and quiet after Christmas vacations with our loved ones

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My Christmas Wish for You

December 10, 2021 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

I wish you peace. I often speak about my father as if he were the best dad a girl could ever have. However, as he approached the end of his life, his faith and integrity

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The Great Fullness of Thanksgiving

November 12, 2021 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

Thanksgiving in all its fullness? When I think about Thanksgiving, the first thing that comes to mind is gratefulness and all its trimmings. We pause to remember the year’s fullness or lack thereof. Today as

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Destined To Lead

October 7, 2021 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

Prophesied messiah, or prejudged leader? “John. Peter. Paul. Come, follow me.” I imagine Jesus’s smile as he reached out his hand to each man. But, did they drop everything and run to Him? What about

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The Sound of Freedom

July 9, 2021 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

There is a sound called freedom… I’ve heard freedom’s song might ring in one’s spirit. At times, it will howl like the wind or whisper like a child. It can cast out fear when doubt

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Turn The Page

March 1, 2021 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

Learning and page-turning… I remember when my husband and I played board games with our sons and how there were many routes to the Candy Land or Monopoly finish line. They all chose their individual

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The Way to Love

February 1, 2021 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

Along the narrow way I’ve often wondered about God’s idea of love and how the essence of the meaning might differ from my own. I mean, how can we love the Lord with all our

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The Mystery of Winter’s Wonder and the Beginning of all Things New (Part 2)

January 8, 2021 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

Winter’s wonder and days gone by… In the dead of winter, loved ones cheered for blessed new years—some singing their own version of Auld Lang Syne. The meaning remained powerful. Warm. Deep. It still reminds

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The Mystery of Winter’s Wonder and the Beginning of all Things New (Part 1)

January 4, 2021 Joann Claypoole Christian Living, Culture, Home, Inspiration

In the beginning… God created the heavens and the earth. Maybe that’s why there’s something magical about the way winter’s first snowflakes swirl and dance with the wind before they touch the ground. I’ve wondered

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