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Pedal, Praise and Pray

As I pedal and praise, I blast worship music on my phone – and I pray from the first push on a pedal until I stop and stretch.

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"This day, I made it almost half a minute longer than the day before. That might not sound like much, but to me, it’s huge, and I can’t deny where the power comes from." Karin Fendick

Streams in the Wasteland of a Living Grief

How do I hold this living grief? How do I drink this boiling sea of suffering? Father, gather these shards. Redeem the years the locusts have eaten. Scoop up these bits and pieces, and hold them in Your Hands until Your grace floods every crevice...

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"He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye." Deuteronomy 32:10

The Power of Prayer

Prayer is not a new concept for me. As a child, I remember praying nightly for my dad and younger brother who were diagnosed with a genetic disease.

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"I knew I had to trust God, and even though I did not understand, this was the path He had chosen." Heidi Peterson

The Legacy of You Get Mail

The legacy of my grandmother’s intentional kindness lives on as Chronic Joy extends birthday greetings and more with You Get Mail.

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“Every envelope in Chronic Joy’s You Get Mail program is a touchstone of hope and an act of intentional kindness and love right from our hearts.” Pamela Piquette
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