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Melanie S. Pickett

Abuse and Self Care, Encouragement

Put On Your Warrior Pants

Can you believe we’re staring down the end of January already? Weren’t we just watching the ball drop in Time’s Square on television?

I hope 2017 has been good to you so far. It’s been treating us pretty decent. I’m counting on that continuing all year, better than decent.

The Crohn’s disease seems to be in a stupid flare. Chronic illness bites, I can’t even tell you. I’ve been battling this beast since I was 18. Probably even before then. As I look back, I can remember some wicked stomach aches in my earlier childhood and I wonder sometimes…was that Crohn’s then or some precursor to it? Continue Reading

Encouragement, Giveaways

Bible Journal Giveaway!

Have you ever considered Bible journaling? Don’t know where to start? Or how? Or even what it is?

Bible journaling is a new “art” that adds to your experience as you dive into scripture. It enables you to dig a little deeper and see the words play out on the page, so to speak. A journal Bible has wide margins on each page to allow for notes from devotions, personal introspection, or sermon notes. Continue Reading