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myhighplaces22
Jun 75 min read
Joshua, you know I miss and love you…
Story by Luke Schoenhoff My son, Joshua was born December 4, 1986. At 2 months old, he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis or CF for short...
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myhighplaces22
Mar 275 min read
Easter - The Greatest Story Ever Told.
Story by Kristine Barnes Easter is the greatest story ever told that’s TRUE! It is God’s greatest gift to humanity, of whom you are a...
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myhighplaces22
Dec 27, 20231 min read
If There Were No Storms In Our Life...
New Mom Cured of Terminal Cancer After Church Prayed and Fasted 30 Days - Ashley Hallford. 'If there were no storms in our life there...
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myhighplaces22
Nov 24, 20235 min read
Simply Thankful
story by Laurie Grathen Last year around Thanksgiving I wrote a short post with a little history of the Thanksgiving holiday. This year,...
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myhighplaces22
Nov 3, 20234 min read
Peace Be With You
story by Laurie Grathen Here in Southwest Florida it’s getting to be that time of the year when the temperature drops about 10 degrees to...
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myhighplaces22
Oct 27, 20238 min read
Rick’s Birthday Party
Story by Kristine Barnes April 2002 - Come with me to John’s Island, just south of lovely historic Charleston, SC. My brother Rick, an...
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myhighplaces22
Oct 17, 20231 min read
After 78 stories the well has gone dry - for now.
Sorry folks. I know there are people out there who have God-stories to tell. I'll still be posting Rerun Tuesdays. Thanks to all who...
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myhighplaces22
Sep 15, 20235 min read
Are You a Pollyanna or Mrs. Snow?
Story by Kristine Barnes In 1960 there was a movie, based on a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter, about a young girl who had a...
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myhighplaces22
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Toxic Positivity. Huh??
Story by Laurie Grathen In my post two weeks ago, I recommended you read Dr. Gladys McGarey's book, The Well-Lived Life. I’m doing my...
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myhighplaces22
Sep 1, 20235 min read
Needs and Wants - Getting out of Debt
Story by Randy Grathen “Mom!” “School is starting, I need some new clothes.” “Mom, I need to get one of those new foldable cell phones....
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myhighplaces22
Aug 18, 20233 min read
Clean Underwear and Ibuprofen…
and the Joy of Good Clean Fun - August 2017. Story by Laurie Grathen Growing up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, some of my most vivid good...
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myhighplaces22
Aug 11, 20234 min read
Angels Watching Over Us
Story by Randy Grathen If you've ever owned a boat or travel trailer you'll understand. Laurie and I have been around boats since we were...
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myhighplaces22
Aug 4, 20234 min read
'He Didn’t Mean to Do It’
Story by - Michelle Dismute For years, Michelle was furious at the drunk driver responsible for the crash that killed her son Nick. Now,...
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myhighplaces22
Jul 28, 20235 min read
Is It Ok For Christians To Play The Lottery?
Story by Randy Grathen My wife Laurie wrote a blog post recently about her and a friend musing over all the things they could do if they...
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myhighplaces22
Jul 21, 20235 min read
Fifty Years in the Making
Story by Randy Grathen There were so many God things that happened both in the years leading up to moving to Florida and with the actual...
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myhighplaces22
Jul 14, 20235 min read
Road trip like Christian walk -
Journey to Wisconsin in our red Cadillac Story by Kristine Barnes When I take a long road trip, with a specific destination, like a...
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myhighplaces22
Jul 7, 20232 min read
I Can’t Do This Alone - It’s Not About Me
Well folks, I've run out of stories/testimonials about God's goodness and miraculous interventions in my life. I've shared my thoughts...
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myhighplaces22
Jun 30, 20235 min read
Faith in Marriage
By Carol Mithers Is a common spiritual bond critical to marital health and happiness? When Liz Hammer began dating her husband, Brian, at...
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myhighplaces22
Jun 23, 20236 min read
"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, this is Swan 23"
Story by Randy Grathen WC-130E Weather Reconnaissance Planes One of the best jobs I had in the Air Force was flying typhoon missions....
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myhighplaces22
Jun 16, 20234 min read
Just a Coincidence?
Story by: Randy Grathen God knows the end from the beginning... He (Zacchaeus) ran ahead to a place where Jesus would come, and he...
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