4 Prayers of Peace for Seasons of Change
As a dentist specialized in oral medicine and orofacial pain, I spent an inordinate length of time in graduate school and multiple...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Perpetual Peace
In the years of raising my three children, I became painfully aware of how little ones demand the attention of their parents. As a way of...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Jun 15, 20232 min read
My Peace I Give You
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Our Prince of Peace
The word peace in Hebrew (Shalom) has a broad meaning. Its various meanings according to Vines Dictionary include: safety, welfare,...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Peace at 2AM
As I lay awake at 2AM my mind was going over all of the circumstances that were robbing me of peaceful sleep. My son’s recent break-up. ...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
May 25, 20232 min read
Like Christ
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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