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Be blessed, dear Michelle. Your beautiful thoughts & writings are a gift from God. May you be blessed as you bless us, your readers, with your precious thoughts & wonderful truths about our Lord & Saviour. I am honoured to receive your emails & want to thank you for blessing me with each one.

Love & blessings, Maureen from Scotland

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Hi, Maureen! It's so good to hear from you and to have this connection across the water. Thank you for these encouraging words. They're precious to me!

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Got it! And I appreciate the quote of Luci Shaw who now lives near me in the Pacific Northwest.

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Have you ever made it to any of her public appearances? Luci Shaw has been my poetic hero for ages--I love her command of the language, her imagination, and her energy!

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Got it, thank you! 💛

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Thanks for letting me know!

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got it

and ... thank you!!

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I got it, Michele

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got it! I

m using Substack as well. So far it's not bad.

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That's good to know. I had just barely gotten used to MailChimp, but when they started charging, I had to find a different alternative so I could continue to offer my content to readers for free. Our writing life keeps us growing and changing, Mandy!

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A wonderful thought about spring. Hubby and I sometimes say it is a "Carrot on a stick." It truly is a promise. Peace and blessings to you and yours.

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"Carrot on a stick!"

GREAT image--let's keep chasing it!

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Got it! And love the new picture & quote on your header...I had not made connection of your blog name and quote by Annie Dillard

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That Dillard quote has been so important to me over the years that when it came time to name a blog, I just had to work it in somehow. Thanks for noticing the connection.

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Got it Michelle. Thank you!

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Got it! Although the daffodils are now fading away and the cherry trees are blooming here in Southwest Virginia, the promises you shared are true regardless of the season, for our God never changes. Thank you for your words of encouragement. Janet

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You sweet Southerners REALLY know how to do spring! That sounds fantastic!

And your words have encouraged me!

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Got it!

I am humbled by what a Loving God we have!

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Me, too!

He loves us so well!

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Blessings, Michele! So enjoy your writings and your encouragement! Claudia

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Claudia, you so often show up with encouragement! Thank you! Thank you!

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Got it! Love hearing from you Michelle!

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OH, how wonderful to hear from YOU! Trusting that you are flourishing!

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I have been blessed through the ministry of Michele at SHCC at for decades! I appreciate your friendship as well as your insightful thoughts on God’s Word and application to daily life . ❤️ Jody

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Hi, Jody, you have also been a long-time encourager in real life!

It's such a gift to connect with you here on line as well.

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I replied directly to your email, and hope that got through, but I also wanted to say I got it here!

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I haven't seen the email, so I'm glad you popped in here...

There's a vertical learning curve ahead of me in this new format!

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I got the encouraging thoughts. Thank you

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Thank YOU for reading!

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