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In her weekly Joy for the Journey blog, Carol McLeod shares honest stories, biblical reflections, and heartfelt encouragement to help you navigate life’s ups and downs with faith. Whether you’re walking through transition, heartache, or celebration, this blog invites you to discover lasting joy in Christ.

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Fragrance of Heaven

A sign or wonder from heaven is merely God’s expression of His creative intentions to cause us to turn our head and remember His loving presence with us.  

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It's Time

It is time for us to believe that we are significant and to respond as such.  We must discern what our specific role and calling in life is. 

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You Are Made For More!

I dare you, as a woman of the 21st century, to know who you are, to determine why you are here, and then to be passionate about it! 

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Significant Women

Now, more than ever, women need to understand their important role and their significance in the call and intent of God.  

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Glorious!

To a woman with 6 decades of life packed into her overflowing heart … this is what is simply but profound glorious.

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Courage Is Fear that Calls on God

With the Lord’s help, we’re all capable of taking bold, essential action to protect our physical and spiritual lives as well as the lives of others.

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In the Wait

What do you do when you find yourself in the wait?  We have allbeen there … in the wait.

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My Grief Was Heard

Grief is ugly. There is no way around it. If you put off grief, it will only get bigger, badder, and uglier. But guess what? Jesus isn’t afraid of the ugly.

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The Good Old Days

As I recall the delightful simplicity of yesteryear, I realize that everything of lasting importance that I learned as a child I learned in my family home.

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10 Things That Moms Must Teach Their Sons

I think that you would all agree that we live in a world where many men don’t know how to be men of honor and men of faithfulness.  We can turn this thing around, moms of boys! 

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Lessons In Motherhood

Will you allow me over the course of the next few weeks to tell you some of the things that I have learned upon this rocky yet fulfilling journey known as “motherhood”?

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Beyond Betrayal

It’s hard to imagine this when we’re knee deep in betrayal pain, but is there a chance that our betrayal could serve as a catalyst to something good in our lives?

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You are God’s August!

You are God’s August… and it is time for you to produce such an abundance in your life that the world stops and takes note!

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