A Time of Testing
Have you established some goals and plans for the New Year? If you haven’t taken time to pray and seek God for at least two or three...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Jan 12, 20224 min read
The enemy in the mirror
I hated her. I would put her down everyday, every chance I got. I told her she was ugly, her hair was stupid, her legs were weirdly...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Plans for this new year
January is that time of year when we think about the changes we want to make to improve ourselves, our relationships, or our...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Dec 29, 20212 min read
Post-Holiday Blues!
How do you usually feel after Christmas? Joyful? Relieved? Lonely? Sad? Much of our feelings can depend on what we are doing after...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Dec 22, 20212 min read
The Greatest Gift
When I was twelve years old, I asked for a Pearl ring for Christmas. Finally, Christmas came, and I excitedly tore open each present....
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Dec 15, 20213 min read
Everlasting Father
I’m feeling more than a little nervous waiting in line with these strange skis stuck to my boots and a large mountain looming in front of...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Almighty God
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). Years ago, a small group including...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Wonderful Counselor
Part of my time is spent as a counselor. In order to not burn out, I have had to learn the balance of being compassionate and helpful,...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Nov 24, 20212 min read
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
When the Jews had finished building the wall around Jerusalem in Nehemiah 12:27-47, they had a ceremony of dedication. The Levite priests...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Nov 17, 20212 min read
The Precipice
My mind can’t stop asking, “Why?” My heart can’t stop grieving. Why did my friend of twenty-three years take her life? What brought...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Wounds of Betrayal
Betrayal is one of the most painful experiences one can go through. It is a double loss of significant relationships and the sting of...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Nov 2, 20211 min read
From Ashes to Beauty
One night as I was putting my ten year old daughter to bed, she asked me, “Mommy, can you tell me a story about something fun that...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Oct 27, 20213 min read
Surrounded
It may look like I’m surrounded, but I’m surrounded by YOU. I sang this worship song with tears streaming down my cheeks while driving to...
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Oct 20, 20211 min read
Heather's Pumpkin Patch
This picture was taken almost exactly a month before my mother passed away from Pancreatic cancer. One of the silver linings to the...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Oct 13, 20214 min read
The Shadow of Loneliness
Loneliness. It often raises images of isolation, abandonment, lack of companionship, relationship or connection. It can feel like a...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Oct 6, 20212 min read
When I doubt the Giver
We had a long overdue heart to heart. The Giver and I. It boiled down - as it usually does - to trust. You see my Creator and I had not...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Sep 29, 20213 min read
Stop, Breathe, Decompress
“I was swimming through the chambers of a hundred-year-old ship on the bottom of the ocean when my aqualung hose got caught in a net. No...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Sep 22, 20212 min read
Loving those difficult to love
Disappointment and hurt washed over me as I once again felt the sting of a friend’s hurtful words. I wrestled with the temptation to shut...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Sep 15, 20212 min read
Waiting is Hard!
Waiting is hard work! We wait for God to answer our prayers. We wait for God to bring about change. We wait for our hearts to change or...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Sep 8, 20212 min read
A Lot Can Happen in Three Years!
A lot can happen in three years. One day we are going to our daughter’s High School graduation, and three years later, she is off to do...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Sep 1, 20212 min read
We are Beautiful
Who would predict that a little baby born with no nose, no palate, and no upper lip would years later be standing on a platform in front...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Aug 25, 20214 min read
Can Your Kids’ Fighting Possibly Be a God Moment?
Why is it always when we have to go to an important meeting that our kids decide to totally misbehave? On one particular day, it saved a...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Aug 18, 20213 min read
Are You Asking For A Snake Or A Fish?
When I first got married, my husband and I were assigned by our mission group to serve in Hong Kong. Every day we would walk to work on...
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Crown of Beauty International Blog
Aug 11, 20212 min read
What’s Hindering You?
Five years ago, my family and I moved back to Philadelphia after having lived in Asia since 1994. Talk about reverse culture shock! We...
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