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KEEP SWIMMING
Welcome our friend and guest blogger, Angie Conn Hotalen, to the Lean into Jesus Ministries blog space! Last week, Angie shared the following on social media: Her sweet sister, Jennifer, went home to be with Jesus in 2022, and her Mom passed in 2023. Angie beautifully...
Under Fire
Under Fire Let’s face it—life is hard! Whether you are 15 or 105, the struggles we all encounter will sometimes be overwhelming. From physical to spiritual, we are not immune from enduring them, but we do have instructions on how to overcome them. Jesus says in John...
IMPACT DAY
"Today will definitely be an impact day!" The morning news meteorologist wore a serious "game face" and pled to grab viewers' attention. Tornado season brings its share of severe weather to Alabama, so it is prudent to pay attention to weather forecasts and plan...
The Greater Miracle
Were Adam and Eve created with a starter set of words? As God breathed life into them, did He also breathe a rich, colorful vocabulary that could adequately describe the Tree of Life’s leaves waltzing with the morning breeze? As Adam closed his eyes to recall...
You are Invited
Last weekend, we had the privilege of hosting our friends, Brenda and Bruce's wedding ceremony in our little garden. It was a perfect, beautiful spring day, with just family and a few close friends attending. What a blessing it was to see two hearts joined together as...
Mentoring the Next Generation
Summer is in the air, school is out, and young adults are graduating. Fifty years ago, it was me! WOW, how can this be? The saying is true: time flies when you are having fun. Recently, I met a young man who is hungry for God. He has lots of questions, wants to...
Another Kind of Normal
What do we mean when we talk of living a nice, normal life while here on this earth? I have thought about this often in the last weeks as I have traveled to and from UAB Hospital, where my husband has spent weeks recovering from major surgery. He had the left lobe of...
GIVE ME STRENGTH
At the age of 39, my mother stood beside my father’s casket and prayed, “Give me strength.” A massive heart attack claimed his life at 46 years old. Mother was now a widow and a single parent with three children and a grandbaby to raise. My Dad was a Baptist minister,...
GOD LOVES ME!
I often wonder how I ever got anything done before I retired! I stay so busy now that I cannot imagine working a full-time job in my schedule. So when I was praying about what to write this month, my mind would drift off to the many things I thought I “should” be...
LOVING WHEN IT’S HARD
Difficult people are all around us. The coworker who is willing to do anything to get ahead. The family members who always seem to be critiquing your parenting skills and offering "suggestions" for improvement. The child who knows exactly how to push your buttons to...
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