Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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Comfort for When Life is Out of Control – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
I went through a season of depression when I felt frightfully out of control. I didn’t like being forced to admit such vulnerability, but life became so dark that no amount of positive self talk, counseling, Bible study, declarations of faith, or prayer could keep me steady. What can we do when important aspects of…
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Advice I’d Like to Give to My Young Mother Self – Matthew 4:18-20
To my dear self at twenty-three, from an older you, This is what you asked for. All your life you have wanted to know your purpose. You desired the freedom that comes from living simply and trusting God. You prayed to become a wife and a mother. Now live it. He added a husband to…
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The Joy of Coming Home – 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
Do the emotional videos of soldiers returning from their deployments and greeting their children tug at your heart like they do mine? I’m a glutton for happy endings. The little girl screams, “Daddy!” and in seconds she is launching into his arms. I have watched dozens of stories like this, wiping tears from my face…
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My interview on the Story Night podcast is live!
Yes, the podcast is live! Listen to my life story as told in my unpublished book, Memoir of a Living Doll, for which I finaled for the Cascade award. I want to encourage you to take the next step in opening up your life of faith. Start sharing the things you’ve been through and what…
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Love is . . . a Labor – 2 Samuel 24:21-24
We’re celebrating Dad’s birthday today. I’m engaged in a labor of love, and I knew before I started that it would mean a lot of discomfort on my part. Since my vintage stand mixer retired itself because of its own age-related issues, I’m mixing the batter manually, taking lots of breaks to stretch the arthritic…
