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I remember the incident like it was yesterday. The news captured national attention when a Lancaster, PA man ambushed an Amish one-room...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- May 18
- 2 min
The Best Gift
What’s the best gift you’ve ever received? Although it’s likely you’ve received some lovely tangible gifts, your mind probably goes to...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- May 11
- 2 min
Confidently Forgiven
Can you imagine being transposed to heaven and seeing God in His throne room? What if one day, you are having your quiet time and...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- May 4
- 2 min
Renewal
When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, God does a miraculous work of making us new. In fact, any time we repent and turn...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Made Alive in Christ
The spring season in the northeast always reminds me of God’s promise of making all things new. After a long and barren winter, the...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Not a Makeover
I’ve noticed it’s taking me longer to make myself presentable each day: changing my attire multiple times, creatively covering that bald...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Apr 13
- 2 min
When Becoming New Becomes Hard
Most of us in the early days of our journey with Christ asked the Lord to change us and make us more like Him. We want Him to mold our...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Apr 7
- 3 min
Truly Made New
Have you ever played the lottery when the power ball is hovering up around a billion dollars? The thoughts of how drastically that sum...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Mar 30
- 2 min
What is Yet to Come
We live in a broken world. This is obvious when we open our news app and read the headlines of disasters, wars and political unrest...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Against all Hope
Against all hope, when I was born, despite the decree from the doctors to my mother that I would die and there was nothing they could do...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Blessed Hope
Hope: the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen; to want something to happen or to be true. Longing for something...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Anchored in Hope
I was out of my element as I attempted to settle my shaky body into a down-dog on the wobbly paddleboard. We had paddled across the lake...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Mar 1
- 2 min
A Message of Hope
If ever we needed a message of hope, it is now! Every day seems to bring more tragic news from around the world. At times, this sorrow...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Feb 22
- 2 min
The Real Thing
Earlier this month we celebrated Valentine’s Day, a holiday celebrated around the world where people display their affection for one...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Feb 15
- 2 min
You are Mine
Valentine’s Day always takes my mind back to grade school. Remember those candy hearts that had messages on them? “You’re Sweet”, “True...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Chosen in Love for Destiny
My aching body was half relieved, yet also sad that our National Lacrosse Tournament was over. It had been a long four days of battling...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Symbols of His Imperishable Love
It’s beautiful. The petals are white and the middle is golden yellow. There is a dash of pink coming from the center. It is simple but...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Jan 25
- 2 min
What do you want?
This time last year, I was struggling with the after-Christmas blues, but not the usual kind. I was trying to discern God’s direction...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Build an Altar to the Lord your God
"Then build an altar to the LORD your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Jan 11
- 2 min
The Mess that I am
I just love you Lord….but I don’t feel like that is enough. I’m such a mess. Because she loves me, I will rescue her. But is it enough to...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
- Jan 4
- 2 min
A Fresh Start for a New Year!
One of the beautiful things of a New Year is that it can give us a sense of a fresh start! God has designed our earth, so each day ends...
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