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7 Simple Life Hacks to Try When Life Gets “Blah”
By: Mandie Nelson You know those days you have when life feels a little mundane, but you don’t really have the time – or energy! – to get out of that rut? Yeah, me too. So, I’ve assembled a list of my top seven easy little life hacks to put a little flavor into even Read more
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Rachel Green’s Famous Banana Bread
By: Mandie Nelson We all have those friends that come into our lives for a season, perhaps to love us into our next phase when we can’t make it on our own. Such is my friend Rachel, affectionately nicknamed Rachel Green. We must’ve watched the entire series of “Friends” in the early 2000s more times Read more
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The beginning of all wisdom…
By: Mandie Nelson 8/15/23 Proverbs 9:10 says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” How many times have you needed wisdom in navigating a difficult situation? Is your natural first inclination to pray for divine intervention? If so, you know this principle well. Read more
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Gramma’s Chicken Soup
By: Mandie Nelson 8/12/2023 My Gramma had the softest hands. And one of the kindest, most gentle hearts of anyone you could ever meet. She too was a survivor. Came through two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the loss of more family members than she could count. Yet, her heart stayed as soft and Read more
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Welcome to my blog!
By: Mandie Nelson 8/12/2023 What you’re reading here is years in the making. I’m just a small-town girl, raised on a hobby farm in the foothills of Appalachia, now a professor-turned-writer, wife, and marketing specialist living in a big city. Well…Cleveland. Okay, a suburb of Cleveland. But, still. It’s a bit fortuitous that I reside Read more
God turns all schemes of the enemy around.
“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.”
(Genesis 50:20)
Amanda Nelson, Founder of Fireside Chat Ministries
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