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  • Provision

    Banking and Charlotte. The two go hand in hand. Like many here in this beautiful city, our livelihood is connected to this service. Like many, we have a choice to make. To look at what is taking place in our country and choose fear and panic or to look at what is taking place in…

  • Simple Trust

    It looks like it is going to be another perfect fall day in Charlotte. I am having a few friends over for lunch today. We’re going to discuss chapter three of “He Speaks to Me” together. I’ll let you know what other insights I get from them! At a time when our economy is going…

  • 21st Century Community

    When I moved to Charlotte, it was probably the most lonely time of my life. I was pregnant with my third child, in a new city with no church and no close friends. When Madi was born, I quickly realized just how badly I missed my small group back in Davenport, Iowa. There were no…

  • Thanks is Good

    I absolutely love a journal. White, crisp, blank pages waiting to be filled! The prettier the better! This morning, I started a new one. I found it in my cabinet. Blue with a child painting a sign that says “Anything is possible…”. The sole purpose of this journal is to celebrate the hand of God…

  • Telling Me Twice

    On Thursdays, we have been discussing the book “He Speaks to Me” by Priscilla Shirer. We’re ready for chapter 2. Today’s reading is on having a humble approach before the Lord. When I was growing up, my mom always told me if I heard something more than once I had better listen up. Well, this…

  • Healer or Hurter

    Sunday night I went to a meeting for new students in our church’s youth group. The leader made this statement “Hurt people hurt people, healthy people heal people”. Wow. It has been two days and I keep thinking on that nugget of truth. So many times when I have been hurt by someone, I have…